--- title: "7 Names Hurt Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Names Hurt quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Names Hurt sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/michael-franti-2651_bones_my-parents-said-sticks-and-stones-will-b_130296.png" --- > [My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/my-parents-said-sticks-and-stones-will-break-your-bones-but-names/) [Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/michael-franti-2651_bones_my-parents-said-sticks-and-stones-will-b_130296.png) > [The danger with mentioning names is that you hurt the feelings of people that you leave out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-danger-with-mentioning-names-is-that-you-hurt-the-feelings-of/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/rush-limbaugh-28_danger_the-danger-with-mentioning-names-is-that_1218230.jpg) > [“I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-liccione/i-d-rather-have-names-to-hurt-me-than-my-bones-broken-with-sticks-and/) [Anthony Liccione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-liccione/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/anthony-liccione-783_bones_i-d-rather-have-names-to-hurt-me-than-my_1413347.jpg) > [“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” This is a lie. What we say matters. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/sticks-and-stones-will-break-my-bones-but-names-will-never-hurt-me/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/jason-versey-7371_hurtful-words_sticks-and-stones-will-break-my-bones-bu_2245829.jpg) > [Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-howe/another-thing-i-think-about-names-is-that-they-do-hurt-they-hurt/) [James Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-howe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/james-howe-12263_believe_another-thing-i-think-about-names-is-tha_2339473.jpg) > [Well I was bullied at school, called all kinds of different names. But one day I turned to my bullies and said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-hill/well-i-was-bullied-at-school-called-all-kinds-of-different-names-but/) [Harry Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/harry-hill-38509_anti-bullying_well-i-was-bullied-at-school-called-all_2550430.png) > [People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-lovato/people-say-sticks-and-stones-may-break-your-bones-but-names-can-never/) [Demi Lovato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-lovato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/demi-lovato-612_bones_people-say-sticks-and-stones-may-break-y_2683614.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/names-hurt/#itemlist", "name": "Names Hurt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. 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