name quotes

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.

My 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.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

My 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.

Apart 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.

Great is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name.

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

To 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.

Don’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.

My name can’t be that tough to pronounce!

The 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.

Sometimes it’s Tune-berg, sometimes Thunn-berg. I mean, I think it’s funny that everyone pronounces it differently. So, that is just – I don’t mind anyone pronouncing it wrong. There’s no wrong way to pronounce it. Everyone pronounces it in their own way.

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John.

Bob Marley isn’t my name. I don’t even know my name yet.