--- title: "12 Names Just Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Names Just quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Names Just sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_burden_you-know-that-you-are-don-t-burden-yours_685431.png" --- > [You know that you are. Don't burden yourself with names, just be. Any name or shape you give yourself obscures your real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/you-know-that-you-are-don-t-burden-yourself-with-names-just-be-any/) [Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_burden_you-know-that-you-are-don-t-burden-yours_685431.png) > [The only thing that would change would be the year, the names. It just got to be a repetitious life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrell-royal/the-only-thing-that-would-change-would-be-the-year-the-names-it-just/) [Darrell Royal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrell-royal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/darrell-royal-9744_change_the-only-thing-that-would-change-would-b_402546.jpg) > [“If people call me names, they do. I’m just trying to make it a little harder for people to feel comfortable killing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-s-a-corey/if-people-call-me-names-they-do-i-m-just-trying-to-make-it-a-little/) [James S.A. Corey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-s-a-corey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/james-s-a-corey-861_killing_if-people-call-me-names-they-do-i-m-just_2786424.jpg) > [I have never pointed out the names who have done wrong with me in front of someone but I do have noted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/i-have-never-pointed-out-the-names-who-have-done-wrong-with-me-in/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/nishan-panwar-14_life-lesson_i-have-never-pointed-out-the-names-who-h_3187226.jpg) > [Rap is like a set-up...a lot of games, A lot of suckers with colorful names. 'I'm so-and-so,' 'I'm this, I'm that.' But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krs-one/rap-is-like-a-set-up-a-lot-of-games-a-lot-of-suckers-with-colorful/) [KRS-One](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krs-one/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/krs-one-2404_colorful_rap-is-like-a-set-up-a-lot-of-games-a-lo_3200275.png) > [My real, full name is Chelsea Chanel Dudley. In my opinion, Chelsea Dudley does not sound like a rapper. So I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-west-coast/my-real-full-name-is-chelsea-chanel-dudley-in-my-opinion-chelsea/) [Chanel West Coast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-west-coast/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/chanel-west-coast-15149_go_my-real-full-name-is-chelsea-chanel-dudl_1423654.jpg) > [“Ever think of introducing yourself?" Y.T. says. "Nah," he says, "people always forget names. You can just think of me as that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-says-nah-he-says-people-always/) [Neal Stephenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-stephenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/neal-stephenson-362_glass_ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-s_2507939.jpg) > [“The people who call you names are just trying to make themselves feel better. They've fucked up before, too”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kody-keplinger/the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-trying-to-make-themselves-feel/) [Kody Keplinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kody-keplinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/kody-keplinger-3834_bianca_the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-t_1195350.jpg) > [I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-like-ones-that-pertain-to-the-music-they-make-talking-heads-does/) [Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/samuel-ervin-beam-6217_band_i-like-ones-that-pertain-to-the-music-th_324563.jpg) > [My whole life, I was thinking of names for kids, and I had a couple of kind of different names. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-schaub/my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-for-kids-and-i-had-a-couple-of/) [Brendan Schaub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-schaub/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/brendan-schaub-23380_crowd_my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-fo_1464823.jpg) > [That just felt like the most natural name out of all of the names. Everything else just felt so contrived. Even now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-ruess/that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-name-out-of-all-of-the-names/) [Nate Ruess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-ruess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/nate-ruess-12412_band_that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-nam_2564275.png) > [“Names are just words. I know that. But learning that the last name I’d used all my life was fake… “So what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/names-are-just-words-i-know-that-but-learning-that-the-last-name-i-d/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/rachel-hawkins-379_life_names-are-just-words-i-know-that-but-lea_1672487.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/names-just/#itemlist", "name": "Names Just Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know that you are. Don't burden yourself with names, just be. 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You can just think of me as that one guy, y'know?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neal Stephenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-says-nah-he-says-people-always/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/neal-stephenson-362_glass_ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-s_2507939.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/neal-stephenson-362_glass_ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-s_2507939.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/neal-stephenson-362_glass_ever-think-of-introducing-yourself-y-t-s_2507939.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ever think of introducing yourself?\" Y.T. says. \"Nah,\" he says, \"people always forget names. 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They've fucked up before, too”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kody Keplinger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kody-keplinger/the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-trying-to-make-themselves-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/kody-keplinger-3834_bianca_the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-t_1195350.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/kody-keplinger-3834_bianca_the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-t_1195350.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/kody-keplinger-3834_bianca_the-people-who-call-you-names-are-just-t_1195350.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who call you names are just trying to make themselves feel better. 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More often than not band…” — Samuel Ervin Beam", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My whole life, I was thinking of names for kids, and I had a couple of kind of different names. I just didn't want him to be one of the crowd, with a - no offense to people with these names, but I don't want him to be a Bob, Dave, Harry, Larry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brendan Schaub" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-schaub/my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-for-kids-and-i-had-a-couple-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/brendan-schaub-23380_crowd_my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-fo_1464823.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/brendan-schaub-23380_crowd_my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-fo_1464823.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/brendan-schaub-23380_crowd_my-whole-life-i-was-thinking-of-names-fo_1464823.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My whole life, I was thinking of names for kids, and I had a couple of kind of different names. 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It is so simple and so easy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate Ruess" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-ruess/that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-name-out-of-all-of-the-names/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/nate-ruess-12412_band_that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-nam_2564275.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/nate-ruess-12412_band_that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-nam_2564275.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/nate-ruess-12412_band_that-just-felt-like-the-most-natural-nam_2564275.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That just felt like the most natural name out of all of the names. Everything else just felt so contrived…” — Nate Ruess", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Names are just words. I know that. But learning that the last name I’d used all my life was fake… “So what should I call myself, then?” I asked. “Sophie Atherton? Sophie Brannick?” Both sounded weird and made me feel like I was wearing clothes that didn’t fit. Mom smiled and brushed my hair away from my face. “You can call yourself whatever you want.” “Okay. 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