- Nov 07, 2020
Name Quotes
A name carries more history than it seems.
These quotes explore names from a few sides - living with a name that carries an unusual meaning, the messy improvised way band names actually get chosen, and the pride of having your name tied to a brand you believe in. See I Am Quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Comedians
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- Nov 07, 2020
Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.
- American Movie
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started working as a writer-director, that's when he became Paul Thomas Anderson and I became Paul W.S. Anderson. Neither of us can write and direct an American movie under the name Paul Anderson.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The very name of my subject, economics, suggests economizing or maximizing. But Political Economy has gone a long way beyond home economics.
- Contracting
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- Nov 07, 2020
We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he turned out to be a boy, we were so relieved. Literally, in the middle of contracting and pushing, and with my wife being drugged - out and half - lucid, we were still coming up with names.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say, up until 'Anchorman,' I wasn't any kind of household name or anything, but I wasn't necessarily identified as much with being a comedian.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who knows what critics are thinking? I know that you make more of a name for yourself, make more of an interesting review, if you're kind of mean-spirited.
- Nov 07, 2020
America is racial. America was founded on race. Race is America. The code name for America is 'race.'
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
Can you name the last time Paul Ryan worked as hard for Wisconsin workers as he has for corporate America? I can't. I can't think of one time.
- Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
We had just recently moved to California from Italy, and while we were driving around, we saw a billboard ad for McDonald's on Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. The word 'guess' was in the ad, and my brother decided that that would be the name of our company!
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The doctor's name was Sylvia. I told her she'd have a problem with me because Sylvia was my mother's name.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know how much credit I can take for 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' because I only worked on it for three weeks. I re-wrote the pilot, and then my name was on it forever.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not looking for people to bow down to me or do things in my name or even pass around a collection plate for me. I say that I'd like to be God for a while because He really can get away with anything. I mean, ANYTHING.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020