Name Quotes

7649 Name quotes by 4442 unique authors

Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! — Emma Goldman
The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. — Katherine Paterson
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. — William Wordsworth
The only love worthy of a name is unconditional. — John Powell
Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of poverty to the want of superfluities. — Samuel Johnson
Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the… — Victor Hugo
Poverty is everyone's problem. It cuts across any line you can name: age, race, social, geographic or religious. Whether you are black or white; rich,… — Kathleen Blanco
The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Saint George killed the last dragon, and he was called a hero for it. I've never seen a dragon, and I wish he would have… — A. Whitney Brown
I sued American Apparel because they calculatingly took my name, my likeness and image and used them publicly to promote their business. — Woody Allen
In anything fit to be called by the name of reading, the process itself should be absorbing and voluptuous; we should gloat over a book,… — Robert Louis Stevenson
A man's name, title, and rank are artificial and impermanent; they do nothing to reveal what he really is, even to himself. — Jean Giraudoux
The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or… — Cesar Chavez
We have suffered unnumbered ills and crimes in the name of the Law of the Land. Our men, women and children have suffered not only… — Cesar Chavez
The dagger plunged in the name of freedom is plunged into the breast of freedom. — Jose Marti
Now, because he knows that his economic theories don't work, he's been spending these last few days calling me every name in the book. Lately… — Barack Obama
So boring you fall asleep halfway through her name. — Alan Bennett
The name of the Lord (says the Scripture) is a strong tower; thither the righteous flee and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Let us secure His… — Samuel Adams
We have to keep our God placated with prayer, and even then we are never sure of him-how much higher and finer is the Indian's… — Mark Twain
Offerings to propitiate the dead then were regarded as belonging to the class of funeral sacrifices, and these are idolatry. Idolatry, in fact, is a… — Tertullian
There is no kind of false wit which has been so recommended by the practice of all ages, as that which consists in a jingle… — Joseph Addison
A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good… — Robert A. Heinlein
Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the name… — Saint Augustine
Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect… — John Donne
The loveliest fairy in the world; and her name is Mrs Do as you would bed one by. — Charles Kingsley

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