Quotes About Name

In many ways I'm similar to Barack Obama, who also has a strange name but was raised by a white American mother. His background is far more complicated than his name would suggest. Furthermore, the fact that I was a child during the hostage crisis has caused me to equate being Iranian with being alienated.

Ustad Ghulam Ali has been a huge influence and has guided me constantly. In fact, it was he who suggested I change my stage name to Javed Ali from Javed Hussain.

It was my brother Rahul Dev who suggested my name for the original film 'Krishna' as he didn't have the dates.

Seppuku is Japanese for ritual suicide. I thought, What a cute name for a coat.

Everyone always said, 'When you're 10, you'll want to be Elizabeth, or when you're in college.' And every time, I was was just like, 'No, I'm Beanie. That's who I am.' So I love my name because I think it really suits me.

People ask, 'Why is it called 5 Seconds of Summer when there's four of you?'

Actually, we chose the name Sun Cellular because we believe the name 'Sun' is bright, forward-looking and optimistic. It is my sincere hope that the whole Philippines will share our positive outlook, optimism and faith in the country's future.

My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive.

What's exciting about Sundance is that they're making a name for themselves in this boutique television niche world, and there's energy behind that.

I get called 'Memphis Eve,' but my first name is Eve. I know Memphis is in there somewhere, but on my passport I'm 'Eve Sunny Day Hewson.'

My name means 'sunrise of life.'

Groupon is a great concept packaged in a superb name, but the concept of group discounts is not new.

Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name.

Fame is nothing but the sum of all the misunderstandings that cluster around a new name…Wherever a human achievement becomes truly great, it seeks to hide its face in the lap of general, nameless greatness.

For fame is ultimately but the summary of all misunderstandings that crystallize about a new name

Con frecuencia es el nombre de un crimen lo que hace naufragar una vida, y no la acción individual y sin nombre, que quizá no era más que una determinada necesidad de esa vida, la cual podía aceptar aquella acción con inocencia y sin esfuerzo.

My name is Peter Wheatstraw, I'm the Devil's only son-in-law

The field of influence was great and infinitely varied - once one had conquered a name.

I wouldn't have mentioned the fellow to you at all, only it was from his lips that I first heard the name of the man who is so indissolubly connected with the memories of that time.

On account of its name many are liable to think the loose sentence an undesirable form in good composition, but this should not be taken for granted. In many cases it is preferable to the periodic form.

Last night in the latrine. Didn't you whisper that we couldn't punish you to that other dirty son of a bitch we don't like? What's his name? Yossarian, sir, Lieutenant Scheisskopf said. Yes, Yossarian. That's right. Yossarian. Yossarian? Is that his name? Yossarian? What the hell kind of a name is Yossarian? Lieutenant Scheisskopf had the facts at his finger tips. It's Yossarian's name, sir, he explained.

I strongly suggest that you cease talking about your ailments or giving them a name. The only sap from which they draw life is your attention and fear of them. Like the above-mentioned psychologist, you can become a good mental surgeon; then your troubles will be cut off like dead branches are pruned from a tree.

The sages and heroes of history are receding from us, and history contracts the record of their deeds into a narrower and narrower page. But time has no power over the name and deeds and words of Jesus Christ.

That's my second rule of life," Dan said. "There's always a guy named Joe.