- Looking
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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
- Rock
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was hard to get my name out there, but luckily, I have an awesome following who would not stay silent and helped me get to where I wanted to be.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me that I've written down and shoved in my pocket, I also say the name of every person I've ever known who's passed on.
- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because of a jazz drummer with that name. I later dropped the 'e.'
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maluma comes from my mom, my dad and my sister's names. The first letters of my mom's name are Ma, my dad's is Lu, and my sister's is Ma.
- Had
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a career. His name was Ike.
- Grief
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
They consistently hobble artists' in the name of selling more units then are surprised when the fans don't buy the lukewarm music this produces. So they then drop the artist.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People kind of have a misconception, because when someone calls me Theo and I correct them, say, 'No, my name is Malcolm,' they think I have an attitude about it and I don't want to be associated with the show.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course I'm happy when people mention his name and mine in the same breath. It's like a dream. But I know they are overpraising 'Your Name' because I am absolutely not at Miyazaki's level. Honestly, I really don't want Miyazaki to see it because he will see all its flaws.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
My roots go back to West Africa, but my last name is Kirby, which is not an African name.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first agent told me to change my name or I'd only play Jewish parts or Indians. Of course I refused to change it. Shortly thereafter she came up to me and told me I had to keep it, because her numerologist said it was very, very good.
- Lunch
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- Nov 07, 2020