Believe Quote by Sara Bareilles

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

— David McKay

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

A name makes no matter to me, as long as I can call you my own.

— Anonymous

Changing my name has been like a formal rite of passage.

— Anohni

I wanted to change my name when I first started because I thought, 'No-one is going to believe that it is my name.'

— Sam Fender

I think we all have the power to name ourselves. I try to call people what it is they wish to be called. But…

— Gloria Steinem

People have said to me, 'Why don't you change your name?' And I've said, 'Fine, come up with a better name and we'll change…

— Bill Bright

Why does naming a thing give it so much power?

— Ellen Sussman

I’m not my name. My name is something I wear, like a shirt. It gets worn. I outgrow it, I change it.

— Jerry Spinelli

I think the name perfectly encapsulates my soul, and so I get to be myself with the safety of a different name.

— King Princess

This naming of things is so crucial to possession - a spiritual padlock with the key thrown irretrievably away - that it is a…

— Jamaica Kincaid

It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.

— Natalie Babbitt