To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.
Bertrand RussellThe voice I use is a very old hardware speech synthesizer made in 1986. I keep it because I have not heard a voice I like better and because I have identified with it.
Stephen HawkingDude, maybe not everyone loves ‚Glee.‘ Me included. I watched 10 minutes and it wasn’t my thing.
Dave GrohlWhat’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
William ShakespeareI’m personally more struck by visual things more than musical.
Lana Del ReyThe name Zahra was to have been lman’s own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.
David BowieI just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
Bob UeckerFrankly, if I could get away with not having to perform, I’d be very happy. It’s not my favorite thing to do.
David BowieI do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
Emily DickinsonI always tell people that if I move anywhere it would be Toronto.
Kendrick LamarFear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
J. K. RowlingNever throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Theodore RooseveltCall me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John.
Kurt VonnegutMy name can’t be that tough to pronounce!
Keanu ReevesWhat a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.
VoltaireWe are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.
Russell M. NelsonApart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla.
Nelson MandelaA lot of people don’t like the road, but it’s as natural to me as breathing.
Bob DylanThere is no such things as ‚best‘ in the world of individuals.
Hosea BallouHome is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.
Charles DickensMy son’s full real name is Duncan Zowie Haywood. As a toddler, he was called by his second name Zowie. But it was such an identifiable name during the Seventies that if I called him loudly in public places, everyone would turn to stare, so I started calling him Joey to take the pressure off.
David BowieSpeaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, ‚Blah, blah, blah.‘ That’s when I get crazy.
Jackie ChanI don’t like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I’m kind of a hands-on type of person.
Dolly PartonI don’t like celebrities; I don’t hang out with them; I don’t relate to that life.
Lady GagaAll styles are good except the tiresome kind.
VoltaireTo get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.
Samuel JohnsonBob Marley isn’t my name. I don’t even know my name yet.
Bob MarleyI’ve always liked older ladies, ever since my mother would have B’nai B’rith at our house.
Adam SandlerI don’t really like being in the centre of attention.
Greta ThunbergDon’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
Karl LagerfeldI do the dishes every night – other people volunteer, but I like the way I do it.
Bill GatesMy parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
Barack ObamaGreat is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name.
Dylan ThomasI’m not really a Hollywood person. Not that I don’t like L.A., but I’m just a Northern California guy.
Clint EastwoodI like to have guns around. I don’t like to carry them.
Maya AngelouI like to walk around with bare feet and I don’t like to comb my hair.
Beyonce KnowlesThe educated Southerner has no use for an ‚r‘, except at the beginning of a word.
Mark TwainMy movies just kind of sneak up on you. I don’t have to worry too much about what everybody is going to say. Anyway, I really don’t pay attention to what the world says about my movies. I just care about what my buddies think.
Adam SandlerBefore I look stupid and not know what a word means or how to pronounce it, I’ll stop the whole production: ‚Hey, real quick, guys. Define this word for me. Somebody.‘
Kevin HartEveryone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
Henry Adams