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Quotes About Name

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
A sign of a celebrity is often that his name is worth more than his services.
~ Daniel J. Boorstin
It matters very little whether a man is discontented in the name of pessimism or progress, if his discontent does in fact paralyse his power of appreciating what he has got.
~ G. K. Chesterton
Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost.
~ Ambrose Bierce
Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede - not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen.
~ G. C. Lichtenberg
If Jesus was Jewish, how come he has a Mexican name?
~ Anonymous
The devil's name is Dullness.
~ Robert E. Lee
I am attracted to the complexities and deeper truths of characters, and I can't name a favourite role any more than I can name a favourite food!
~ Sharon Lawrence
You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by the name of Turkey if you like, but do not think you can keep up the Mahommedan rule in the country.
~ Richard Cobden
My son's full real name is Duncan Zowie Haywood. As a toddler, he was called by his second name Zowie. But it was such an identifiable name during the Seventies that if I called him loudly in public places, everyone would turn to stare, so I started calling him Joey to take the pressure off.
~ David Bowie
When KROQ played 'Name,' that was the turning point for us.
~ John Rzeznik
Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.
~ Joel Hodgson
I had a turtle that I called Kalidas.
~ Aparna Sen
I've never really broken this down before, but, in movies, you almost have no connection to fans. And if you do TV, you're kind of connected, but they know you as the TV name not your real name. If you do radio, there's more of a bond there. And then if you do a podcast it's like you're literally inside of your fans.
~ Adam Carolla
'The Judy Show' would be the name of my TV show if I had one, but I don't.
~ Judy Gold
When I put out a tweet, and I put Reince's name in the tweet, they're all making the assumption that it's him because journalists know who the leakers are. So, if Reince wants to explain that he's not a leaker, let him do that.
~ Anthony Scaramucci
I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.
~ Sigourney Weaver
Being a new band, I just can't think of a better way to get your name out to all of the Hard-Rock crowd than playing with twenty of the biggest Hard-Rock bands in the world.
~ Adam Rich
My mother was murdered by my step-father, my brother's father, who was also named Joel, twenty-five years ago. Whatever sadness or burden I've been living with since then, my brother's also been living with, but he's lived with the added burden of having the exact same name as our mother's murderer.
~ Natasha Trethewey
Yes, it's my real name. I had to pull out my passport twice today to prove it.
~ Neon Hitch
Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.
~ Nate Ruess
Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake.
~ Ilona Andrews
The Houston Astros want to change the name of Enron Field where they play. I guess the Enron name could cause problems for them. Like players could steal a base and then deny it.
~ Jay Leno
As for his name, well, what attorney wouldn't want to be able put a Judge in a crate every now and then?
~ Jodi Picoult