- 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
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, 'My grandfather was the last or the first to do something.' There's nothing like setting goals and watching yourself get there, accomplishing that goal and putting your name to a part of history.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would mean. Would it mean any alterations of one's lifestyle? Or, more than that, the way that people regarded you? The way they reacted to you if you had a Sir in front of your name?
- Greed
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we weren't born with anti-social passions - narcissism, envy, lust, meanness, greed, hunger for power, just to name the more obvious - why the need for so many laws, whether religious or secular, that govern behavior?
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to make a name up, and it came from one of my sisters; she was a fan of Frankie Laine. The 'Denny' thing, in those days, everyone had a backyard, and a den to hang out. I think I got that nickname there.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went out and started making solo records, I was determined not to, I guess, put my name on an album that sounded like Styx. I wanted to carve my own niche, so quite frankly I went in a different direction.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
War can be so impersonal yet when we put a name, a face, a place and match it to families, then war is not impersonal.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father made bridal dresses, which he sold wholesale, and always wanted me to join him. He looked upon what I did as precarious and frivolous - except that he loved it when my name was in the papers.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted a name on my shirt that represented who I am, and I feel I have no connection with the Alli surname.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself. It seemed to be a way that I could make my name and show that I was somebody.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020