Quotes of: Naming Keyword

G-Rock from the Westside, from Allen Temple. He gave my name, The Future; he was like, 'Man, you the future.' Just stuck with the name.

Nayvadius Cash

At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back, and obviously I had a pretty funny name. It wasn't Brown or Smith or Hughes.

Diane Cilento

I really believe in the last name Hoffa being something powerful. You want to live your life to bring honor to that name.

Reese Hoffa

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.

Freddie Mercury

Love Sex and Crime Nearly 100 Crimes are committed in the name of Love and only one is committed in the name of Sex.

honeya

There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.

Brian Posehn

I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.

Gregory Peck

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig.

John McCarthy

Honestly, before I settled on a name for the Bon Iver project in general, Chigliak was in the running for what I was going to name the band.

Justin Vernon

My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'

Dave Chappelle

Surfers were the ones who named all my songs. They'd yell out the names, and we just kept 'em.

Dick Dale

Juba: You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.

Gladiator

Stella: I never listen to you when you're being morbid.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Francis the Driver: Because I'll do anything. Like, literally, *fucking* anything! Name it. Name it!

Superbad

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

Steve Garvey

I feel like a fraud... My name is not even actually Ashton. Ashton is my middle name.

Ashton Kutcher

I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's, like, 60 - and it doesn't work.

Zachary Knighton

The August 1 story had carried their joint byline; the day afterward, Woodward asked Sussman if Bernstein's name could appear with his on the follow-up story - though Bernstein was still in Miami and had not worked on it. From the on, any Watergate s...

All the President's Men

Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film. "Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?" "I just told you." "You lied. Your real name is Alex Rid...

Skeleton Key

Jackson," he mused. "Not a name either one of you was born to." Lizzie answered, "No. But beyond a certain point, names become accessories. We swap them out as needed, for the sake of peace. You understand?" "I understand. Though I disagree. Names ar...

Maplecroft

My biggest life influences are people of the future, people yet to be born. Two people, in particular: Zax Xaz and Xaz Zax, who were both named after their father, John Smith—though they don’t share the same father, mother, or taste in food.

The Merits of Marthaism, and How Being Named Susan Can Benefit You