Naming Quotes

121 quotes by 114 authors

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by… — Theodore Bikel
The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing. — Pierre Bonnard
Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we… — Francois Laurent d'Arlandes
When repeated difficulties do arise, our first spiritual approach is to acknowledge what is present, naming, softly saying 'sadness, sadness', or 'remembering, remembering', or whatever. — Jack Kornfield
The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm mad as a… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness… — Julia Cameron
People are naming it the Third Wave, the Information Age, etc. but I would say those are basically technological descriptions, and this next shift is… — Paul Hawken
Western science is a product of the Apollonian mind: its hope is that by naming and classification, by the cold light of intellect, archaic night… — Camille Paglia
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring… — Martial
The lack of imagination or invention most people display in naming pussies is almost beyond credence. — Carl Van Vechten
I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter… — Noah Wyle
Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which people transform the world. To… — Paulo Freire
Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest themselves with importance by calling… — John Mason Brown
But I really resist categories â€“ that naming is a closing down of meaning. Women's art, political art â€“ those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind… — Barbara Kruger
My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother… — Ariel Winter
This isn't like naming your dog Spot. — Moby
I think it's funny. There was a time when men were afraid that somebody would reveal some secret of theirs that was unknown to their… — Ayn Rand
I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision. . . is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies… — Barbara Deming
You have to be free to play around with the notion that day might be night, love might be hate; nothing can be too sacred… — Adrienne Rich
Naming our murder weapons after victims of our crimes: Apache, Tomahawk... It's as if the Luftwaffe were to call its fighter planes 'Jew' and 'Gypsy.' — Noam Chomsky

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