Quotes about name
names ears levels
Again, stepping nearer, he besought her with another tremulous eager call upon her name. 'Margaret!' Still lower went the head; more closely hidden was the face, almost resting on the table before her. He came close to her. He knelt by her side, to bring his face to a level with her ear; and whispered-panted out the words: — 'Take care. — If you do not speak — I shall claim you as my own in some strange presumptuous way. Elizabeth Gaskell
names lasts twins
I don't know whether John Roberts has a twin, perhaps a sister or, uh, someone with a Hispanic last name John Cornyn
names vanity towns
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity. John Bunyan
names pilgrims-progress slough
The name of the Slough was Despond.
names mud soil
Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud. Joe Abercrombie
names giving significant
Without giving specific names, most of the significant American banks, the larger banks, are bankrupt, totally bankrupt, Jim Rogers
names suits facts
The truth is that the phenomena of artistic production are still so obscure, so baffling, we are still so far from an accurate scientific and psychological knowledge of their genesis or meaning, that we are forced to accept them as empirical facts; and empirical and non-explanatory names are the names that suit them best. Logan Pearsall Smith
names evil looks
Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it. Lloyd Alexander
names people mind
I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. LL Cool J
names wrinkles wrinkle-in-time
A Wrinkle in Time was almost never published. You can't name a major publisher who didn't reject it. Madeleine L'Engle
names squares shapes
Brackets come in various shapes, types and names: 1 round brackets (which we call brackets, and the Americans call parentheses) 2 square brackets [which we call square brackets, and the Americans call brackets] Lynne Truss
names perfect gold
To measure prices by a currency that is called by the same names as gold, but that is really inferior in value to gold, and then - because those prices are nominally higher than gold prices - to say that they are inflated, relatively to gold, is a perfect absurdity. Lysander Spooner
names long matter
Doesn't matter what a person's name is as long as he behaves himself. Lucy Maud Montgomery
names humour
She had...the glimmerings of a sense of humour - which is simply another name for a sense of the fitness of things.
names bears principles
But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name. Louisa May Alcott
names calling politician
politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names
names land indiana
Indiana,’ he said. ‘They steal the land from the Indians and leave the name, yes? John Green
names people nuclear
We (the DOE) are poisoning our people in the name of national security. John Glenn
names
Washburn's an old American name, but this one was assembled overseas. John Fogerty
names silence important
I said, names aren't important," he repeated. There was a silence between them for some seconds, then the Ranger said: "Do you know what is important?" Will shook his head. "Supper is important! John Flanagan
names shut-up someday
Someday I would change my name to Shut Up and save everybody a lot of time. Jonathan Lethem
names long andrew
Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words. Jonathan Dimbleby
names add association
Then again, the name, the associations with a writer's name, can add to the reader's entertainment and pleasure. Jonathan Ames
names late letterman
Never name it after yourself. Maybe we'll throw a with in there. That seems to work. Like Late Show With David Letterman. Jon Stewart
names roommate stealing
I really like to put my name on everything, so my roommate doesn't steal it. It's really a throwback to that.
names doors people
There are so many people in the world, and I want to know them all but I don’t even know my next-door neighbor’s name. Jon McGregor
names space use
I also administer the Internet Assigned Names Authority, which is the central coordinator for the Internet address space, domain names and Internet protocol conventions essential to the use and operation of the Internet. Jon Postel
names addresses routes
A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there.
names people literature
It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought. Kate Adie
names people atmosphere
A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere. Justin Vernon
names games african-american
Excellence is the name of the game... Judith Jamison
names bon-jovi knows
It's just cool to me that Bon Jovi knows my name! Josh Hopkins
names topics would-be
The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion.... James Madison