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Quotes About Name

The people in my family couldn't adjust to the political atmosphere around me. I didn't want my political ambitions to cause stress or trauma for my family. I didn't want any name, fame, or money at the cost of my family.
~ Govinda
I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I was Mrs. Sampson.
~ Shelley Duvall
Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.
~ George Farquhar
Most of the meetings I get are in London, and in terms of travelling, I was getting so used to the Virgin train, I knew most of the staff by name.
~ Greg McHugh
We have a global audience... we travel, and our name travels.
~ Taboo
I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.
~ Mos Def
My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treated strangers. And I vowed I would never make a film that would not reflect properly on my father's name.
~ Sidney Poitier
I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for saying we Australians would never tolerate such appalling treatment of refugees being carried out in our name.
~ Hugh Mackay
Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.
~ Buzz Aldrin
Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist.
~ Ben E. King
The combination of Ponzi's huge personality and the enormous if brief success of his scheme, combined with the tremendous publicity which surrounded it, is ultimately what attached his name to it.
~ Mitchell Zuckoff
Georgetown is still Georgetown. They have got a tremendous name and recognition. They are in a great area and have a great school.
~ Jim Boeheim
In my experience, most federal prosecutors, at every level, are seeking to make a name for themselves, and the best way to do that is by prosecuting some high-level person. While companies that are indicted almost always settle, individual defendants whose careers are at stake will often go to trial.
~ Jed S. Rakoff
A name, for me, is a short way of working out what class that child comes from. Do I want my child to play with them?
~ Katie Hopkins
People dont want to talk about death, just like they dont want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear.
~ Dan Farmer
Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, 'festus' means 'happy'? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?
~ Rick Riordan
CUNNINGHAM: Defense calls Sigmund Freud, Your Honor. BAILIFF: Name! SIGMUND FREUD: Doctor Sigmund Shlomo Freud. CUNNINGHAM: Doctor Freud, would it be accurate to say you qualify as an expert in the field of modern psychiatry? SIGMUND FREUD: Fräulein—I AM modern psychiatry. EL-FAYOUMY: Objection, Your Honor!—the witness is boasting! JUDGE LITTLEFIELD: Overruled!
~ Stephen Adly Guirgis
My name is MONICA—better known to you mere mortals as SAINT Monica. Yeah, dass right, SAINT—as in "better not don't get up in my grill 'cuz I'll mess your shit up, 'cuz I'm a Saint and I got mad saintly connects," okay?
~ Stephen Adly Guirgis
I got a calling, y'all—you should try giving me a shout if ya ever need it, 'cuz my name is Saint Monica, I'm the mother of Saint Augustine, one of the Fathers of the Church, and ya know what? My ass gets results!
~ Stephen Adly Guirgis
You really named her 'Linnea'?" "Linnea's a survivor." "She dies in every movie." "Her characters do, but she goes from movie to movie," Letha says. "She never dies.
~ Stephen Graham Jones
Of all the crowns JEHOVAH bears, Salvation is his dearest claim; That gracious sound well-pleas'd he hears, And owns EMMANUEL for his name.
~ Stephen Lee
The term "bear," according to Noah Webster, meant "to carry" or "to wear; to bear as a mark of authority or distinction; as, to bear a sword, a badge, a name; to bear arms in a coat.
~ Stephen P. Halbrook
Call me Silidons, for such I am.
~ Stephen R. Lawhead
Many bloggers change their topic multiple times before they find the right one. The disadvantage of a keyword-centric address is that you're stuck with a name—even if you shift focus with your site. The advantage of a branded domain is that you can change topics and still keep the name.
~ Steve Scott