Naming Quotes

121 Naming quotes by 113 unique authors

Do you know that even when you look at a tree and say, `That is an oak tree', or `that is a banyan tree', the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I don't move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it's become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard,… — Rick Yancey
Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give… — Madeleine L'Engle
Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Naming is a privilege of reason and the province of bullies. We name to tame and to maim; to honor the great, the dead, and… — Jane Leavy
We, like the people of Israel, would like to think we get to name God. By naming God, we hope to get the kind of… — Stanley Hauerwas
Naming my favorite books feels like naming a favorite child - impossible. — Libba Bray
The core of human rights work is naming and shaming those who commit abuses, and pressuring governments to put the screws to abusing states. As… — Michael Ignatieff
Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose. — George Kaiser
When I define polarities in my work, I actually create the space between things. I point to the question I am actually interested in, without… — Alva Noto
I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized is… — Janet Evanovich
The problem with naming a No. 2 is you really want to throw all your weight behind the guy who is going to be the… — Charlie Bell
I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want the listener to… — Yanni
Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. — Richard Eyre
Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like… — Anne Enright
Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. With… — Abraham Maslow
Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a… — Arthur Capper
I want to get a job as someone who names kitchen appliances. Toaster, refrigerator, blender.... all you do is say what the shit does, and… — Mitch Hedberg
I named my album today. It was like naming a child for me. Such a hard decision. — Carly Rae Jepsen
One of these puppies will be added to my family. we r naming him CHARLIE!!! — Jon Hawes
No matter occured , friends never change , it's we who rush into naming them FRIENDS. — MLY AB

Who Wrote These Naming Quotes

113 authors contributed a total of 121 Naming Quotes, led by these top contributors: