Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm not even a household name in my own household

And so with all things: names were vital and important.

These are new names that will be stepping into different roles.

This is a hardworking team, that's the name of it this year.

Mortimer Adler

In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.

Missi Pyle

The thing about living in Los Angeles and doing a lot of movies is that you get to go to a lot of premieres, and, regardless of whether or not you're a celebrity, you still get to walk down the red carpet and then have everyone sort of screaming your name. The pictures never get printed anywhere, but they are nonetheless taking your picture.

Philip Sidney

There have been many most excellent poets that have never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the name of poets.

Petra Kelly

Power over must be replaced by shared power, by the power to do things, by the discovery of our own strength as opposed to a passive receiving of power exercised by others, often in our name.

Peter Drucker

A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of the mission and purpose of the organization makes possible clear and realistic business objectives.

Peg Bracken

forgetting things is what gives old age a bad name, that and old age.

Martin Scorsese

Basically, you make another movie, and another, and hopefully you feel good about every picture you make. And you say, 'My name is on that. I did that. It's OK.' But don't get me wrong, I still get excited by it all. That, I hope, will never disappear.

Maria Sharapova

There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.

Megan Fox

There's a million people I could name who are more deserving of the parts that I get and the life that I'm living.

Meat Loaf

When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.

Max Roach

My point is that we much decolonize our minds and re-name and re-define ourselves . . . In all respects, culturally, politically, socially, we must re-define ourselves and our lives, in our own terms.

Max Lucado

He loves each one of us like there is only one of us to love (when God whisper your name)

Maurice Sendak

I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'

Max Irons

Well, I couldn't spell my name until I was eight - my second name. I was so dyslexic. Max I could do. Irons, nope.

Maureen Johnson

I'm Keith," he said, "and you're . . . clearly mad, but what's your name?

Matthew Sweet

I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his.

Matthew Simpson

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.

John Proctor

I have given you my soul; leave me my name!

John Patrick Shanley

dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.

John Milton

Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.

John Milton

Satan; so call him now, his former name Is heard no more in heaven.

John Milton

Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable, add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance, add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest; then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shall possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.

Norman Granz

When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.

Norma McCorvey

I used the name Jane Roe because I didnt want my personal name to be involved in it.

Nina Conti

I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the name of my agent.' That makes me just die inside.

Misha Collins

I am not on tumblr. I can barely spell tumblr. However, there does seem to be someone on tumblr (who copied my reddit user name) who is apparently trying to impersonate me. I like the idea that people are pretending to be me. I spend most of my time pretending not to be me.

Mike Watt

I have a little name. That's why people can remember it.

Miguel de Cervantes

A good name is better than bags of gold.

John Hancock

The British ministry can read that name without spectacles; let them double their reward.