Inspirational Quote by William Safire

Don't use a big word where a diminutive one will suffice.

— Nateman

Becareful of the weird and bad names that you call other people with, It takes one to know one.

— Tshepo Koos

Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I keep reading that I'm diminutive - why do people call me that? I'm 5ft 11in with size 11 feet. I'd actually like smaller…

— Mick Hucknall

Nicknames are fond names. We do not give them to people we dislike.

— Edna Ferber

At my age the only problem is with remembering names. When I call everyone darling, it has damn all to do with passionately adoring…

— Richard Attenborough

In the black culture, certain kids are given nicknames that they roll with forever; the nicknames outweigh their real names. I'm one of those…

— Snoop Dogg

Which brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it.

— Sarah Rees Brennan

Our children are Grammers and it's easier to keep the Grammer last name because of them.

— Camille Grammer

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

— Ritu Ghatourey

My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names…

— J. R. R. Tolkien

My last name has the word 'big' in it. It seems like a logical progression that if you shed away the Bir and the…

— Mike Birbiglia