I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname;… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
Back in the day I took a lot of supplements and tons of amino acids. Still do. But back then it was… — Frank Zane Copy Share Image
I do have a nickname with my family; I'm called Snappy, because I do get to be a bit snippy at times.… — Eliza Coupe Copy Share Image
I was so skinny, they gave me the nickname stechetto - the stick. I was tall, thin, ugly and dark like an… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
I have my own opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
In a new campaign ad, Jeb Bush referenced 'The Godfather' and said his nickname used to be 'Veto Corleone' because he vetoed… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Different people call me different things. In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such.… — Sharlto Copley Copy Share Image
Hocus was an old cunning attorney. The words of consecration, "Hoc est corpus," were travestied into a nickname for jugglery, as "Hocus-pocus."… — John Arbuthnot Copy Share Image
I heard you're a player. So lets play a game. Let's sweet talk. Let's fight. Let's talk 24/7. Let's tell eachother good… — Amanda Copy Share Image
“That’s right, Sha-kira?” I shook my head “No, sorry. My hips do lie.” “Damn ok, back to the drawing board.” — Amanda Kelly Copy Share Image
The only nickname I've ever had is Merlin, like the magician. I don't know why. — Tim Duncan Copy Share Image
When I was covering baseball the Reds had a first baseman, Sean Casey. His nickname was "The Mayor" because he knew and… — Jeff Pearlman Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my nickname was Mr. Baseball. Because of the stitches. — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy. — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
Average Jones had come by his nickname inevitably. His parents had foredoomed him to it when they furnished him with the initials… — Samuel Hopkins Adams Copy Share Image
The nickname (Ice Princess) is just based on my looks on the outside , once you get to know me , you'll… — Jessica Jung Copy Share Image
persons, with big wigs many of them and austere aspect, whom I take to be Professors of the Dismal Science… Coining “Dismal… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
The aim of every woman is to be truly integrated into the Corps. She is able and willing to undertake any assignment… — Katherine Amelia Towle Copy Share Image
When the Irish nun said to me, "Speak your name loud and clear so that all the boys and girls can hear… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I got the nickname Spitfire for a reason - I burned inside to play volleyball. — Summer Altice Copy Share Image
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves. — Earl Monroe Copy Share Image
I went to Boston College. It's a Catholic college, yeah I had a nickname there: Jew. — Gary Gulman Copy Share Image
