Names Quotes

[There has been] every kind of cruelty practiced upon all sorts of people in the name of religion.

The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.

I really didn't want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.

To protest free speech in the name of protecting women is dangerous and wrong.

It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn't want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that.

Well I know I was contracted to Polydor so they couldn't use my name.

Everything I wanted to do was big. I feel like my music is big, the mark I'ma leave in this world is big, so I feel like that's the perfect name.

I didn't always spell my name Bil. My parents named me Bill, but when I started drawing cartoons on the wall, they knocked the 'L' out of me.

Sometimes words just don't get you there... don't let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for.

Fatherhood is asking your son to make up a name rather than tell anybody who he is.

What's your name again? That's right. I'm so glad you know your name.

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.

My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.

The relationship with WWE obviously has gotten better because after my name has been shoved down their throats from 2K Games for the past years, they finally passed off on it. They finally okayed it.

You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?

I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their tax dollars, what's being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired.

During the debate, Bush was asked by a lady to name three mistakes he's made. And Bush responded, this debate, the last debate and the next debate.

Throughout American history, we have elected presidents who had not been honest man. Warren Harding, Richard Nixon, to some extent, Lyndon Johnson just to name a few.

A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after.

Can the cannibal speak in the name of those he ate?

How meagre one's life becomes when it is reduced to its basic facts. And the last, most complete reduction is on one's tombstone: a name, two dates.

When I was better known than her, she put my name in that tent. I was asked to do Celebrity Big Brother, but why should I? We live in an age where fame is not related to what you do.

I?m much bigger in Britain than I am there. I'm well-known, but my name's That Guy in America. . . . People shout: "Hey ? I know you! You're That Guy.".

I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.

My matchmakers said Shane would make the most entertaining fight for the fans. For pure name recognition Shane Mosley is the best fighter for marketability.

They kill people here who stand up for their rights The system's just too damned corrupt It's always the same, the name of the game Is who do you know higher up

Shakespeare's last play was called The Tempest. It wasn't called just plain Tempest. The name of my record is just plain Tempest. It's two different titles.

Fear calls out our doubts; God calls out our names.

The federal government can't remodel every firehouse and buy every new policeradio in the name of Homeland Security.

My view is that you never argue with the customer about your name.

I have no idea why my mom picked Bob, and I've never asked her. My name used to get slaughtered all the time by other people. I was 'Desmond' or 'Damon' or 'Demon.' So Bob's cool.

In my mind, not in real life. My rap name will be Optimus Rhymes. Or the Notorious B.o.B.

And we just went with Julie because that name hadn't been used in any other popular songs at the time.

My real name is Nils and Booboo is a childhood nickname. It's not two words or two capital B's, it's B-o-o-b-o-o.

Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them - Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.

When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.

Bradford Dillman sounded like a distinguished, phony theatrical name, so I kept it.

What's the dog called?"Jason asked. "Feraclestinius Androbrelium Pathershin the Seventh." "No, I meant his entire name.

That's really part of being a grounded theory researcher - putting names to concepts and experiences that people have.

I have a pretty major problem with a language where one of the most common variables has the name $_

We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch.

I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say "Oh yeah he has a good song!" I'd be happy with that.

People have already dirtied my name too much.

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

My name's Peter. Can I play too?

It was always a funny thing when someone would ask me my name and I would say "Brooklyn." They would always think that I meant that I lived in Brooklyn, and I would have to clarify that.

Superman's original name was Kal-El, or Swift God. His father's name was Jor-El. Superman was clearly drawn as a modern-day god.

Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge.

So I bought a forty-four magnum, it was solid steel cast, and in the blessed name of Elvis, well I just let it blast 'til my TV lay in pieces.

You name the TV psychic - they're con men.