Surname Quotes

28 quotes by 28 authors

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and… — Socrates
There is no English surname, however ancient and dignified, that cannot instantly be improved by the prefix â€˜Spankerâ€™. — Christopher Hitchens
You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate. — Antonio Villaraigosa
There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no… — Lily Collins
In more static societies, like Ireland, you can tell where a person is from by their surname, or where their grandparents are from. — Anne Enright
It's very hard to step into a job when people are just dismissing you as a pretty face, and saying you got your job only… — Julian McMahon
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname. — Rachel Weisz
My imagination? No, I don't think it's VIVID at all. On the contrary, it's not nearly potent enough. My poor imaginative faculties have always needed...extentions.… — Thomas Ligotti
There's a scientific hypothesis that every person's name is a primary suggestive command that contains the entire script of their life in highly concentrated form.… — Victor Pelevin
Molly wants to know her father's name," Arch said to them. "Why don't you give her a hint?" His first name with 'splatter,'" said Ripkins.… — Frank Beddor
And this is Nymphadora-" "Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks." "-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Harriet Jones: When they fart, if you'll pardon the word, it doesn't smell like a fart, pardon the word, it's like something else. What is… — Russell T Davies
...try as i do, i can't recall her surname. Indeed, her very abstractedness and insubstantial personality seemed to say 'forget me'; she seemed to live… — Muriel Spark
After that, we had a short conversation about how your body can sometimes seem totally separate. She said her body can feel like a distant… — Joe Dunthorne
I cannot feel like a duchess in my motherâ€™s sitting room.â€ â€œWhat do you feel like, then?â€ â€œHmmm.â€ She took a sip of her tea.… — Julia Quinn
The Kapoor surname has legend, a passion for acting, respect and love attached to it. And I am very proud of that. — Karisma Kapoor
My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those. — Samantha Bond
Tommy Wirkola is Norwegian but has a Finnish surname - he comes from the one of the northernmost countries in the whole of Europe. It… — Pihla Viitala
I am extremely proud to have the surname Ambani. I am proud to be a Gujarati, and above all, an extremely proud Indian. — Anil Ambani
Your lineage and surname become irrelevant after your first film. Audiences do not care. — Sanjay Dutt

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