Names Quote by Marcel Proust

Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that names are the only things that exist in the world. Maybe that's true, but the problem is that as…

— Victor Pelevin

“The passion for naming things is an odd human trait. It is strange that men always feel so much more at ease when they…

— George Gaylord Simpson

Our names were made for us in another century.

— Richard Brautigan

Some changes of language are to be regretted, as they lead to false inferences, and society is always a loser by mistaking names for…

— James F. Cooper

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes…

— Maynard James Keenan

Some people think that if they change the names of things, the things themselves will have changed, too

— David McKay

A name means a lot just by itself.

— Jenny Holzer

I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'

— Sara Bareilles

Names are not always what they seem.

— Mark Twain

Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words…

— Patrick Rothfuss

A good name will wear out; a bad one may be turned; a nickname lasts forever.

— Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

Names have a mysterious transforming power. Like a ring on a finger, a name may at first seem merely accidental, committing you to nothing;…

— Stefan Zweig