Quotes About Name
only two people known by name were also called "Son of God." One was the Roman emperor—starting with Octavian, or Caesar Augustus—and the other was Jesus. This is probably not an accident. When Jesus came on the scene as a divine man, he and the emperor were in competition.
~ Bart D. Ehrman
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Still hesitating, Atiaran asked, 'What is your name?' 'That is another long story,' the Giant returned, and repeated, 'What is your need?
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
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One can imagine many patients being turned off by the words fecal transplant or, as researchers call it in their academic papers, "fecal microbiota transplantation." The slang used by some doctors ("shit swap") is no better. But Borody, after years of performing this procedure, believes he has finally come up with a less disturbing name. "Yes," he says, "we call it a 'transpoosion.
~ Steven D. Levitt
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Here's a guess: anybody who bothers to change his name in the name of economic success is—like the high-school freshmen in Chicago who entered the school-choice lottery—at least highly motivated, and motivation is probably a stronger indicator of success than, well, a name.
~ Steven D. Levitt
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OLD ENGLISH (c. 1000): Faeder ure thu the eart on heofonum, si thin nama gehalgod. Tobecume thin rice. Gewurthe in willa on eorthan swa swa on heofonum.
~ Steven Pinker
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Love is the last and secret name of all the virtues.
~ Iris Murdoch
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Friendship is but a name. I love no one.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
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How can people say they don't eat eggplant when God loves the color and the French love the name? I don't under'stand.
~ Jeff Smith
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I love purple because my name is Amethyst.
~ Iggy Azalea
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Love is the unfamiliar Name Behind the hands that wove The intolerable shirt of flame Which human power cannot remove.
~ T. S. Eliot
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We share good news, then, neither to show our neighbors why Christianity is "right" nor to save people from the corrupting influence of other religions, but to name the story that helps us tell the truth about ourselves.
~ Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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Kind of a wuss? Kind of a wuss? Dude, you are, like, the Duke of Wussendorf. The Earl of Wussheim. In fact, wherever wusses meet and mingle, your name is whispered in hushed, reverent tones.
~ Jordan Sonnenblick
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por la memoria de aquella pobre mujer que empezó perdiendo el nombre y terminó perdiendo la cordura.
~ Jordi Soler
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Viva mi Partido, carajo! No sé en donde puse la llave con que abro en donde muero con retraso. Perdón señores, ya recuerdo. Nadie parece que me llamo.
~ Jorge Enrique Adoum
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My name is Slither.
~ Joseph Delaney
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Now, what's my name?" says he. "What, is that Bill?" says she. "Noo, that ain't," says he, and he twirled his tail. "Is that Ned?" says she. "Noo, that ain't," says he, and he twirled his tail. "Well, is that Mark?" says she. "Noo, that ain't," says he.
~ Joseph Jacobs
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No doubt one of the reasons human cognition is so powerful is because we have language in our brains, which exponentially increases the ability to categorize information, to chunk. A whole culture, for instance, can be implied by a name.
~ Joseph LeDoux
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The word "Yankee" itself, I was informed, came from that simplest of Dutch names - Jan.
~ Joseph O'Neill
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Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name. Spiderpaw, from this moment you will be known as Spiderleg.
~ Erin Hunter
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paw! Hurry up, or you'll have to change your name to Nopaw.
~ Erin Hunter
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She was a beautiful cat, Flamepaw thought, with the typical wiry WindClan body and sleek black fur. Sure, her name suits her perfectly, he told himself, stifling a sigh.
~ Erin Hunter
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Then Cedarstar turned to Foxpaw, repeating the same words and giving her the name of Foxheart. "StarClan honors your energy and commitment, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ShadowClan.
~ Erin Hunter
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It's your paw! Hurry up, or you'll have to change your name to Nopaw.
~ Erin Hunter
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Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Shadowpaw, from this moment you will be known as Shadowsight.
~ Erin Hunter
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