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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 didn't dig it out, it was given to me. They thought it was significant, they gave me the name and I used it.

Quotes by Robert Novak

So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of government policies that have been made in our name, in the name of the people, on our behalf, but without our informed consent.

Quotes by Robert McChesney

If the people in the emergency room didn't know my name, they definitely knew my face because I was in there, like, every other week. I was one of those kids.

Quotes by Robert Mathis

I don't believe that my first name is Leo or that my last name is Tolstoy. I'm a storyteller.

Quotes by Robert Ludlum

I really strived to give equal weight to the two halves of my genre's name: science and fiction.

Quotes by Robert J. Sawyer

The way he tells it, George Michael was born to be a pop star. It's as if nothing else really mattered during his childhood. Even the name was part of the pop creation.

Quotes by Robert Hilburn

The real minister's name that we honor is Jesus, not Schuller.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Twentieth century history of Christianity will name Oral Roberts as the voice that brought the Pentecostal movement to be taken seriously by mainline Christianity.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

I tell people, 'I was born in a little house at the dead end of a dirt road that had no name and no number, and you can go anywhere from nowhere.'

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation.

Quotes by Robert Hall

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

Quotes by Robert Fripp

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point...

Quotes by Robert Fripp

The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.

Quotes by Robert Fisk

Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

The devil's name is dullness.

Quotes by Robert E. Lee

Don't name it, as they say, because instantly you offer it to this peculiar authority.

Quotes by Robert Creeley

You name it, we had it. It won't happen again. You're not going to duplicate this show.

Quotes by Robert Conrad

We mustn't forget we chose the name 'WWW' before there was even one line of code written. We could do that because the Internet as an infrastructure was already there.

Quotes by Robert Cailliau

I never knew any painter worthy of the name who paid the smallest attention to what a critic says, even in conversation.

Quotes by Robert Baldwin Ross

I think our 'Reno' cops are, basically, if you made us make fun of ourselves at a party. That is what we would do. We would do those characters and not really think about it. We didn't develop the characters;...

Quotes by Robert Ben Garant

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.