- Change
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- 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
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
- Celebrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Christmas is a Christian holiday, and any self-respecting person of another religion should not celebrate a holiday that they don't believe in. Clearly, Christ is in the name of the holiday, so there should be a belief in Him.
- Colleagues
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- Nov 07, 2020
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James - someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.
- Mumbai
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, my real name is not Mona. It's Jasmeet. I changed it to Mona when I came to Mumbai.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always really liked the idea of an artist name, like a cover-up, even though in my music I'm being very personal in the stuff that I write about.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a Metro station, I got called out by my character name - Meera - and I realised that I had started responding to that quite intuitively. It was quite a funny moment.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't really put my name to anything that I don't love and believe in, because there's no point.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020