Cartoon character Quote by Francesca Zappia

You named them: hustlers, killers, fiends, ex-cons. I called them: cousins, aunts, pops, moms. To you? Hoodlums, crackheads, gunmens. To me? Just neighbors, classmates,…

— Ka

I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.

— Peaches Geldof

The best nicknames are usually the ones people don't know they have.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Whenever a new scholar came to out school, I used to confront him at recess with the following words: 'My name's Tom Bailey: what's…

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

“Roland G. Fryer Jr., while discussing his names research on a radio show, took a call from a black woman who was upset with…

— Steven D. Levitt

When I started producing, I was just making music under all different names. 'Black Afro.' 'Super Grandmaster.' 'Mister Bull.' Like, the most stupid, idiotic…

— Afrojack

Cartoonist was the weirdest name I finally let myself have. I would never say it. When I heard it I silently thought, what an…

— Lynda Barry

Chipper is one of those first names people remember. Think of Cal, Emmitt, Mickey. You hear those names and you say, 'Those were some…

— Chipper Jones

People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.

— Patti Smith

Chipper is a good name.

— Chipper Jones

I am Michael Render - that's what my mom named me. 'Killer Mike' is what my dumb friends called me in a rap battle…

— Killer Mike

It's only the losers named 'Dave' that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think? They're named 'Dave.'

— Penn Jillette