Quotes with name…

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  • W. M. Thackeray I would rather make my name than inherit it.
    W. M. Thackeray
    Indian-born, British novelist (1811 - 1863)
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  • Bryan Adams I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.
    Bryan Adams
    Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist (1959 - )
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  • Brooks Robinson I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.
    Brooks Robinson
    American professional baseball player (1937 - )
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  • Buzz Aldrin I'm urging NASA to foster the development of what I call 'runway landers.' No, that's not the name of a high stakes gambler from Vegas. It's a type of spacecraft that flies to orbit like the retiring Shuttles but then glides to a landing like an airplane on a runway. Just like the Shuttles do.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • James Brown I've outdone anyone you can name: Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500.
    James Brown
     
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  • Jean Paul Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
    Jean Paul
    German poet (ps. by Johann P.F. Richter) (1763 - 1825)
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  • Cyril Connolly Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present.
    Cyril Connolly
    British criticus (1903 - 1974)
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  • Carlos Alazraqui If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.
    Carlos Alazraqui
    American stand-up comedian, actor and singer (1962 - )
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  • Bumper Sticker If I could remember your name, I'd ask you where I left my keys.
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  • Gaston Bachelard If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.
    Gaston Bachelard
    French scientist and philosopher (1884 - 1962)
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  • A. A. Milne If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Woody Allen If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
    Woody Allen
    American movie director and actor (1935 - )
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  • Dale Carnegie If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Plato In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.
    Source: Phaedrus
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Ben Hecht In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Abdolkarim Soroush In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.
    Abdolkarim Soroush
    Iranian Islamic thinker and reformer (1945 - )
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  • Bobby Moynihan In my mind, not in real life. My rap name will be Optimus Rhymes. Or the Notorious B.o.B.
    Bobby Moynihan
    American actor, comedian, and writer (1977 - )
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  • Benjamin Netanyahu In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu.
    Benjamin Netanyahu
    Israeli politician (2009 - )
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  • Barbara Lynn In my relationship with a young guy I was going with in a band - his name was Sylvester, and I think he had another little girl on the side - I told him, 'If you lose me, you're going to lose a good thing.' And I went home and put that poem to music.
    Barbara Lynn
     
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  • John Selden In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
    John Selden
    British Jurist, Statesman (1584 - 1654)
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