Famous Quotes & Sayings

Slavoj Zizek

There is an old joke about socialism as the synthesis of the highest achievements of the whole human history to date: from prehistoric societies it took primitivism; from the Ancient world it took slavery; from medieval society brutal domination; from capitalism exploitation; and from socialism the name.

Slavoj Zizek

I already am eating from the trash can all the time. The name of this trash can is ideology. The material force of ideology makes me not see what I am effectively eating.

Sloane Crosley

and there's something about having an especially different name that makes it difficult to imagine what you would be like as a Jennifer.

Sinclair Lewis

His name was George F. Babbitt, and . . . he was nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people could afford to pay.

Sinclair Lewis

When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

Rajneesh

The perfectionist is another name for someone who is getting ready to become mad.

Rajneesh

I would like you to drop the ego, to dissolve, to disappear, because only then is there fulfillment. The ego knows only emptiness; it is always unfulfilled. By the very nature, by its very intrinsic nature, it cannot attain to fulfillment. When you are not, fulfillment is. Call it God, or give it a name Patanjali would like - samadhi - the attainment of the ultimate, but it comes when you disappear.

Sojourner Truth

When I left the house of bondage I left everything behind. I wanted to keep nothing of Egypt on me, and so I went to the Lord and asked him to give me a new name.

Sofia Vergara

I just don't want to give them my name and say, 'Do whatever you want.' I am trying to create my brand.

Sofia Vergara

I love jewelry - rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, you name it.

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Scorsese, that's my director name.

Snoop Dogg

I'm a smoker, my name is Snoop Dogg, and I'm a stoner.

Socrates

If I can assign names as well as pictures to objects, the right assignment of them we may call truth, and the wrong assignment of them falsehood.

Mercedes Ruehl

You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name.

Mercedes Lackey

Do you know the kind of things that live up there?...things without names 'cause no one who's seen 'em has lived long enough to give them any name besides 'AAAARG!

I'm driving my old car until I'm on a first name basis with the low tow truck drivers!

Michelle Pfeiffer

I do sometimes feel like the paparazzi are really what ran me out of L.A. They're just giving everyone a bad name.

Michael Shannon

I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture, or whatever.

Michael Moore

Listen friends, you have to face the truth: You are never going to be rich... The system is rigged in favor of the few, and your name is not among them, not now and not ever.

Michael Moore

The days of using my name as a pejorative are now over. The right wing turned me into an accidental spokesperson for the liberal, majority agenda.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I am the Earl of Ravensmoor. And you are? (Sparhawk) Totally freaking out. (Taryn) Tis a most peculiar name, milady. Are you by chance Welsh? (Sparhawk)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Ryssa? How do you know her name was Ryssa? (Tory) Uh…I don’t. I just gave her a name. It seemed more polite than calling her ‘hey, you, ancient chick.’ (Acheron)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

You can be known as Val or Babycakes.” His gaze darkened. “My name is Valerius and I will not answer to Val.” She shrugged. “Fine then, Babycakes, have it your way.

John Patrick Shanley

dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.

John Milton

Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.

John Milton

Satan; so call him now, his former name Is heard no more in heaven.

John Milton

Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable, add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance, add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest; then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shall possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.

Norman Granz

When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.

Norma McCorvey

I used the name Jane Roe because I didnt want my personal name to be involved in it.

Nina Conti

I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the name of my agent.' That makes me just die inside.

Misha Collins

I am not on tumblr. I can barely spell tumblr. However, there does seem to be someone on tumblr (who copied my reddit user name) who is apparently trying to impersonate me. I like the idea that people are pretending to be me. I spend most of my time pretending not to be me.

Mike Watt

I have a little name. That's why people can remember it.

Miguel de Cervantes

A good name is better than bags of gold.