Certain Quote by Bentley Little Download Open image “Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him.” — Bentley Little ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Certain Culture Giving Mastery Men Names
Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
We humans have had from time unknown the compulsion to name things and thus to be able to deal with them. The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. And in ancient thought the name itself has power, so that to know someone's name is to have a certain power over him. And in some societies, as… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share
Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Names have a mysterious transforming power. Like a ring on a finger, a name may at first seem merely accidental, committing you to nothing;… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
From antiquity, people have recognized the connection between naming and power. — Casey Miller Copy Share Image
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it. — William Penn Copy Share Image
There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
In honest truth, a name given to a man is no better than a skin given to him; what is not natively his own… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
There is no power in your name or my name, but there is awesome power in the name of Jesus because of everything he… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
I think we all have the power to name ourselves. I try to call people what it is they wish to be called. But… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“No one said a word; it was as if they were waiting for me to retract my question. Jan's hand found mine and held… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever. — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
I write horror because I enjoy it. I'm endlessly fascinated by the supernatural, by death, by darkness. And, to be honest, I don't have… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
The Revelation was my master's project, and after I finished it, I thought I'd send it off to a publisher and within a year… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
Most people are middle class. Most people do wish their lives were better than they are. And I think by making my main characters… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
“This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here.” — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
“I thought I’d been getting along fine with the weekend visits and occasional summer sleepovers, but suddenly I was aware of all I’d missed,… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn't always have time to do or say the right things. — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
I think readers appreciate those of us who stay in the trenches and fight the good fight even when times get tough. I know… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I'm a writer. My job is to write novels. — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I would waste… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right. — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I started out dancing on a reality TV show, but always with the intention of making my way over to film. I transitioned into… — Julianne Hough Copy Share Image
One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Why do we love certain homes, and why do they seem to love us? It is the warmth of our individual hearts reflected in… — T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image