Quotes About Name

There could be many different Chinese characters for a name like hers, she explained. The characters her parents had chosen for her meant quietness. "Silence?" she tried again, sounding out the word, but then said the meaning was more like reticence. "It means for someone to choose not to express an opinion, to refrain from speaking.

We have no idea what the builders of Göbekli Tepe actually called the place. With the appearance of writing, we are beginning to hear history through the ears of its protagonists. When Kushim's neighbours called out to him, they might really have shouted 'Kushim!' It is telling that the first recorded name in history belongs to an accountant, rather than a prophet, a poet or a great conqueror.1

When Kushim's neighbours called out to him, they might really have shouted 'Kushim!' It is telling that the first recorded name in history belongs to an accountant, rather than a prophet, a poet or a great conqueror.

The name 'denarius' became a generic name for coins.

Muslim caliphs Arabicised this name and issued 'dinars'.

It is telling that the first recorded name in history belongs to an accountant, rather than a prophet, a poet or a great conqueror.1

to plunder, slaughter and robbery they give the lying name of empire;

The third of the biblical Ten Commandments instructs humans never to make wrongful use of the name of God. Many understand this in a childish way, as a prohibition on uttering the explicit name of God (as in the famous Life of Brian scene 'If you say Jehovah …'). Perhaps the deeper meaning of this commandment is that we should never use the name of God to justify our political interests, our economic ambitions or our personal hatreds.

The chamber has come to be known as the "Queen's Chamber"; but the name is based on romantic notions and not on any shred of evidence

When there is both name and reality, We dwell in the realm of things; When there is neither name nor reality, We exist in a vacuity of things. We can speak and can think, But the more we speak, the further off we are. What is not yet born cannot be forbidden, What is already dead cannot be prevented. Death and birth are not distant, It's their principle that cannot be seen.

There is an old joke about socialism as the synthesis of the highest achievements of the whole human history to date: from prehistoric societies it took primitivism; from the Ancient world it took slavery; from medieval society brutal domination; from capitalism exploitation; and from socialism the name.

I used to know a woman named Anita Hurl," Lizbeth said. "Get it? I need to hurl?

I realized my mother had charm and verve. If I blew on her name, ROSE, the letters would shuffle around and come out as EROS, the god of love, winged but lame.

A slow smile lifted one corner of his lips. "You're not married, are you?" "Mr. Scott, you need to be paying attention to my instructions. They are very important." "Hunter. My name's Hunter.

I like women, but you can't always trust them. Some of them are big liars, like this one woman I met who had a dog. I asked her her dog's name and then I asked, 'Does he bite?' and she said, 'No.' And I said, 'So how does he eat?' Liar!

a stuffed bear: "Teddy's Bear." Roosevelt okayed the use of his name, and—thanks in no small part to LeRoy Dresser—the Teddy Bear was born.

Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.

Mumbai is really and truly Mother to millions! Interestingly, the Mother is called MUM in English, BA in Gujarathi, and AAI in Marathi. Hence MUMBAI is definitely a special name for Mother, in my view. Long live Mumbai.

En wat is dit dié? Duitse owner van 'n boereplaas met 'n Franse naam waar 'n Brit gekidnap is. Fucking United Nations of Crime, dis wat ons nou word.

Egan. Watse naam is Egan? Hoe kom jy op daai een? Hoe kyk jy vir hierdie baby, jou laaitie, en sê, 'nooit, dis 'n Egan'. Klink soos die naam van 'n alien in die Spielberg movie. Fokken Egan... Egan the Vegan

This isn't funny. She was almost killed.' 'I'm aware. You're waiting to see if I will get angry.' 'I already know you're angry. You're sitting very still and you're talking very quietly. You're getting ready to kill someone.' 'I just need a name.

He has a name." "Oh yeah. Skulduggery isn't it?" Fletcher responded. "That's an unusual one. Tell me were you born a skeleton or were your folks just disturbingly hopeful?

What's your name?" Scapegrace asked. "Gerald," said the man. Scapegrace pondered. Gerald the zombie just didn't have that fear-inducing ring to it. "I'm going to call you Thrasher," he said.

The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. "I'm Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I'm lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I've always managed to exceed expectations.