- Never
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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
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years we've been told by secretive power hoarders we need to compromise some of our hot freedom for security. Civil Libertarians have always known that hogwash claim was stinkier than week old trout jam, and we have warned about compromising liberty in the name of safety.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're trying to hide, avoid using your own name. Have a couple spares that you can pull out of your pocket anytime, the more thoroughly documented the better.
- Credit
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I use my credit card... and they go, 'Oh my gosh, there's Lisa Frank who makes the stickers!' I go, 'Isn't that the craziest thing, that I have the same name?'
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I watch any kind of competition, my immediate reaction when they call out the name of the winner is to look at the loser.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My name is Linus, and I am your God.
- Digestive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before I left the 'Star' last year to write books full-time, I welcomed catastrophe. It was material. Missed planes, broken pipes, dead lawns, digestive disorders, you name it, if it was something that had gone horribly wrong, it was worth banging out 600 words about.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Finally I had a place where I could express my pain and I felt safe because I didn't have to put my name on it. I think acting kept me alive back then.
- Disaster
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a truck driver. That's where it all started, and academically I was a disaster at school. My cousin got his name on the honour board; I, at Melbourne High School, I carved mine on the desk.
- Official
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- Nov 07, 2020
From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
The children of politicians learn the allure and tricks of politics along with their alphabet. They inherit a network of useful contacts, and - if they're lucky - a name that confers instant voter recognition.
- Handing
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- Nov 07, 2020