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Name Quotes

A name carries more history than it seems.

These quotes explore names from a few sides - living with a name that carries an unusual meaning, the messy improvised way band names actually get chosen, and the pride of having your name tied to a brand you believe in. See I Am Quotes for related themes.

I live with fellow speed skaters and National Team members Heather Richardson, Sugar Todd and Mitch Whitmore, and Sugar lives up to her name. She spoils our household with baked goods, and not just at Christmastime.

Quotes by Brittany Bowe

Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.

Quotes by Brian Wilson

I earned my famous name.

Quotes by Brian Wilson

First of all, I want people to understand that I'm here to create for them. To create music for people so they'll know that I'm a source of love. And they can depend on my name.

Quotes by Brian Wilson

Ryan Reynolds was my childhood crush. His name is all over the walls of my room. I actually Photoshopped myself into a picture with him my freshman year of high school.

Quotes by Brianna Hildebrand

I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.

Quotes by Brie Larson

I like to take pictures of my Starbucks cups because, while I don't think my name is that difficult, apparently it is!

Quotes by Briga Heelan

There's actually a name app for baby names. It's like Tinder for baby names. You swipe left and swipe right, and it makes a little list for you.

Quotes by Briga Heelan

You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as I did, because there are none.

Quotes by Brian Mulroney

Ultimately, I'm here to fight the best. I'm not here to stay in and get a couple paychecks. I'm here to do my best while I can and while I'm fresh and make a name for myself.

Quotes by Brian Ortega

Pretty much, I was a hometown fighter, and everyone was pulling for me. Now I'm a hometown fighter again. It's a lot of pressure because you don't want to let people down. They're yelling your name and chanting for you.

Quotes by Brian Ortega

There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.

Quotes by Brian Posehn

In early 2010, we launched our first localized version of 'WhatsApp' for iPhone. It included Spanish and German language translations, to name a couple.

Quotes by Brian Acton

With the Internet, you can be easily exposed and disposed. You can create some viral video, the biggest thing ever, and then four weeks later, no one remembers your name.

Quotes by Bret Michaels

The Arab world's problems are a problem of the Arab mind, and the name for that problem is anti-Semitism.

Quotes by Bret Stephens

When those of us in the words-making world use the term 'overregulation,' we are mostly putting a name to a concept we rarely experience consciously.

Quotes by Bret Stephens

I'm putting the whole 'Ultimate Fighter' thing behind me. I did well on the show and made a name for myself.

Quotes by Brendan Schaub

There's kind of an unspoken rule where if you're unpleased with what's going on in the UFC, especially if you don't have a name, man, you do not want to do interviews and come out.

Quotes by Brendan Schaub

His middle name's Pax. When he's older, if he wants to go by Paxton, Pax, Tiger, he has that choice. So, he has no choice not to be average with a name like that. It could go horribly wrong -...

Quotes by Brendan Schaub

When I got started, I was a sideshow. At my first Consumer Electronics Show, in 1977 in Chicago, people came from all over the floor to see the 'lady programmer.' They had me dressed in a turquoise lab coat with...

Quotes by Brenda Laurel

Frequently Asked Questions

What different situations involve a 'name' in these quotes?
They range from living with a name that means something unsettling, to a joking story about how bands supposedly come up with names, to being pleased to have your name tied to a brand, to admitting you don't remember anyone's name at all.
Is there a quote about a name that carries a difficult meaning?
Yes. One quote says, "When you have a name that means scares, you have to live with that." For more, see I Am quotes.
Is there a quote joking about how bands come up with names?
Yes - one speaker jokes that they've never been in a band where someone goes, "Ah, I've got the perfect name!" - poking fun at made-up origin stories like claiming inspiration from climbing Mount Fuji and seeing "a golden dove came down." For more, see Know quotes.
Is there a quote about being proud to have your name on a brand?
Yes. One speaker says they're "very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans," describing it as part of "being a part of the Bean Pole family." For more, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about not remembering names?
Yes - one speaker admits, "I don't remember anybody's name," and jokingly wonders how the "'dahling' thing got started." For more, see Life quotes.

One entry even pokes fun at forgetting names entirely and defaulting to a catch-all nickname instead. Continue browsing with Know Quotes or Good Quotes.