Naming Quotes

121 quotes by 113 authors

Sex cannot be understood because nature cannot be understood. Science is a method of logical analysis of nature's operations. It has lessened human anxiety about… — Camille
The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is… — Laozi
The correct answer is the University Titans, the West Valley Eagles, the Central Valley Bears, the East Valley Knights, the Riverside Rams. The fact you… — Matt Shea
Become aware of internal, subjective, subverbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. with… — Abraham Maslow
Music is more difficult - try naming a political band. The Dead Kennedys. The Dead Kennedys are political, but they are more funny than they… — Thom Yorke
It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads… — Lisa Snowdon
Our minds are susceptible to the influence of external voices telling us what we require to be satisfied, voices that may drown out the faint… — Alain de Botton
I don't know if the police of naming statements would agree with this. — Roman Abramovich
Women have had the power of naming stolen from us. — Mary Daly
In a world where language and naming are power, silence is oppression, is violence. — Adrienne Rich
Vogue began to focus on the body as much as on the clothes, in part because there was little they could dictate with the anarchic… — Naomi Wolf
Singing what's in your heart? Naming the things you love and loathe? You can get hurt that way. Hell, you will get hurt that way.… — Rob Sheffield
[T]he final step in becoming an urban farmer is the naming of your farm, even if your name is simply for the few pots on… — Greg Peterson
I like naming characters. — Roddy Doyle
My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl. — Dylan Lauren
I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people… — Linus Torvalds
I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age. — Chris Ware
None of us kids had a middle name. We were lucky we had any name at all. By the time my mother got around to… — George Burns
Some day there will have to be some new rules established about name-calling. I don't mean the routine cursing that goes on between husband and… — Groucho Marx
Well, I refer to 'Celebrity Jeopardy ' as the short-bus 'Jeopardy,' because it is a lot easier. Like, there was a whole column basically naming… — Andy Richter

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