Name Quotes · Page 21

A household name is like ketchup. Everybody wants ketchup. Ketchup doesn't hurt anybody.

— Louis C. K

The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of…

— Dr. Dre

I was a very forward kid. Quite intense. I'd walk right up to you and say, 'How are you? My name's Jack.'

— Jack Reynor

Tidicue is not my real last name. It's just T-D-Q, as in 'The Drag Queen.'

— Bob the Drag Queen

Before 'trolling' was a phenomenon with a well-known name, PETA had perfected it.

— Mary Katharine Ham

The Prime Minister gave President Obama one of my artworks and suddenly my name was all over the news.

— Ben Eine

When I was growing up, in this country, I would use the name Hillary and in Spain, I would use the name…

— Hilaria Baldwin

My last name is all I have. I try to carry that to a high standard by setting high expectations.

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Of course, every time someone does a story on plastic surgery, my name will be dragged up. I've made it safe for…

— Greta Van Susteren

There are countless fantastic actors out there who are being denied the opportunity to play Broadway because they're not a name, and…

— David Harewood

Shlemenko wants to make his name off of Tito Ortiz. He's not the first person ever to do this. People have been…

— Tito Ortiz

Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was…

— Andre Leon Talley

I grew up a Washington Redskins fan, right? I've always wanted to play for the team as a kid. I always had…

— Vernon Davis

Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that names are the only things that exist in the world. Maybe that's true, but the problem is…

— Victor Pelevin

My speech is really important to me, but the thing is at the moment it can't be more important than my singing.…

— Gareth Gates

I feel like Black Thought is a name that has so much meaning and depth, not only to me but to my…

— Black Thought

“They all call me "Excuse me," even though my nametag clearly says "Jordan." It's like people don't actually exist while they're working.…

— J. Cornell Michel

There are some writers who don't write about people who do jobs. I'm not going to name them, but you watch one…

— Jed Mercurio

I was in a group called Pablo, while Will.i.am and apl.de.ap were a part of the Atban Klann. They signed to Ruthless…

— Taboo

I first started removing the 'she,' 'her,' and 'hers' pronouns from my online material. I was just using my name in place…

— Asia Kate Dillon

If any further proof were needed that the Liberal Democrats live up to neither part of their name, then the treatment of…

— Ann Widdecombe

The Pulitzer isn't a physical object. You can't hold it in your hand. You get some money ($7,500 in my day), and…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I believe that everyone has to construct a mental model of what they are and where they came from and why they…

— Marvin Minsky

A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame…

— Luanne Rice

I like my name. If somebody wants to call me Leland, that's cool.

— Metro Boomin

“Today I was rejected... ... I hate being rejected... SAYYYYYYYYYY MY FUCKING NAME "Bill".”

— Deyth Banger

I went on 'Name That Tune' thinking I'd use my prize money to go to college.

— Leslie Uggams

Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that's what it's all about.

— Albert Pujols

It is more difficult to make film which does not have a big name. People start questioning the cast and the budget.

— Farah Khan

I think a lot of burden is put on someone's middle name, but the reality is that you never use it.

— Ant Anstead

My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name.

— Harry Mathews

Praying in Jesus' name makes the distinction that all glory and honor belong to Christ, who is one with God the Father.

— Monica Johnson

People expect someone with the name 'Israel Horovitz' to be a little old man with sideburns carrying a Torah.

— Israel Horovitz

I am the first to admit that I have never been a household name.

— Dominic Holland

I had a funny last name, and I didn't look like everybody else, and I got faced with a lot of racism.

— Sam Esmail

I knew the name; I knew who Leatherface was. But I hadn't seen any of the films, mostly because I'm a scaredy-cat.

— Alexandra Daddario

Now, you may not have known this from my name, Lopez-Cantera, but I'm Jewish.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

When I'm in the ring and we're getting it on and people are screaming my name, it'll push me more.

— Rocky Fielding

“A name is a powerful thing. It sets one apart and gives significance.”

— Jessica Khoury

There are, I believe, three steps to overcoming fear: name it, normalise it, socialise it.

— George Monbiot