Name Quotes - page 8

Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any. (Otis Williams)
Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back. View quote
Ryne Sandberg
It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name. View quote
Samuel Alexander
All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name. View quote
Ugo Betti
I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out. View quote
Wally Schirra
My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats. View quote
Yancy Butler
Satan's successes are the greatest when he appears with the name of God on his lips. View quote
Mahatma Gandhi
Karl Marx made a great contribution to the liberation cause of mankind, and because of his immortal exploits his name is still enshrined in the hearts of the working class and peoples of all countries. View quote
Kim Jong-il
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity. View quote
John Bunyan
The name of the Slough was Despond. View quote
John Bunyan
When it is useful to them, men can believe a theory of which they know nothing more than its name. (Vilfredo Pareto)
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office. View quote
John Boehner
Old-fashioned determinism was what we may call hard determinism. It did not shrink from such words as fatality, bondage of the will, necessitation, and the like. Nowadays, we have a soft determinism which abhors harsh words, and, repudiating fatality, necessity, and even predetermination, says that its real name is freedom; for freedom is only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom. View quote
William James
Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton. View quote
George III of the United Kingdom
Now I wonder what our knowledge has in common with God's knowledge according to those who treat God's knowledge... Is there anything else common to both besides the mere name? ...there is an essential distinction between His knowledge and ours, like the distinction between the substance of the heavens and that of the earth. View quote
Maimonides
I started to write [The Name of the Rose] in March of 1978, moved by a seminal idea. I wanted to poison a monk. View quote
Umberto Eco
Today the name of America has a magic meaning for the most distant communities of the world. View quote
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as I did, because there are none. View quote
Brian Mulroney
Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family; the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. ‘Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese. View quote
Pelé
My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. View quote
Shirin Ebadi
I'm not a prude, I just want some respect (that's right) So close the door if you want me to respond Cause privacy is my middle name My last name is control No, my first name ain't baby It's Janet - Ms. Jackson, if you're nasty. (Janet Jackson)
Examining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . ... Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents. View quote
George Eliot
I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. View quote
Banksy
I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding. View quote
Flavius Josephus
He [Hitler] is a very great man. "Fuhrer" is the proper name for him, for he is a born leader, yes, and statesman. View quote
David Lloyd George