Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Robbins

There exists a false aristocracy based on family name, property, and inherited wealth. But there likewise exists a true aristocracy based on intelligence, talent and virtue.

Tom Lantos

Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government.

Tom Ellis

If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it has to be something that I know is going to be enjoyable and worth my while. Otherwise, what's the point?

Tom G. Palmer

The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than 16, the number of free white males younger than 16, the number of free white females, the number of other free persons, and the number of slaves.

Tom Felton

As soon as you see 'Dame' in front of someone's name, you get nervous, but Dame Maggie Smith is the most wonderfully gentle woman I have ever met. She never had a bad word to say.

Tony Hawk

The irony about selling out is that they only call you a sell-out when your stuff finally sells - I've had products bearing my name since I was 14, but nobody was buying them then.

Tony Goldwyn

I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit

Steve Sabol

You know how I came up with the name 'Road to the Super Bowl?' It's an homage to the old Bob Hope - Bing Crosby buddy movies - you know, like 'Road to Zanzibar' or 'Road to Morocco.' Can you tell? All I've done my whole life is go to movies.

Steve Guttenberg

When people are nasty, it gets everybody's attention, and it gives them a name.

Thomas Merton

Others can give you a name or a number, but they can never tell you who you really are. That is something you yourself can only discover from within.

Thomas Merton

There are crimes which no one would commit as an individual which he willingly and bravely commits when acting in the name of his society, because he has been (too easily) convinced that evil is entirely different when it is done 'for the common good.'...one might point to the way in which racial hatreds and even persecution are admitted by people who consider themselves, and perhaps in some sense are, kind, tolerant, civilized and even humane.

Thomas Carlyle

Produce, produce! Were it but the pitifulest, infinitesimal fraction of a product, produce it in God's name. 'Tis the utmost thou hast in thee? Out with it then! Up, up! Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy whole might.

Thomas Carlyle

He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet.

Tony Campolo

It has been said that people never do evil with more enthusiasm than when they do it in the name of God.

Tom Waits

Sometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.

Tom Waits

All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes

Tom Waits

There's a place on my arm where I've written her name next to mine.

Steven Erikson

Name none of the fallen, for they stand in our place, and stand there still in each moment of our lives. Let my death hold no glory, and let me die forgotten and unknown. Let it not be said that I was one among the dead to accuse the living.

Steve McNair

It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.

Spike Lee

We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines what is black?

Sigourney Weaver

I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.

Shirley Eaton

It seems unfair that anyone can set up on Twitter using my name, or the name of any famous person, without any checks at all.

Shirley Jones

I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.

Shaun White

Trick names are so ridiculous!

Shahrukh Khan

It is so strange - if anyone takes my name, I have the ability to make them famous.

Sergey Brin

The name was supposed to be 'Googol,' which is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. It was before the Google spellchecker existed.

Scott Westerfeld

My name is tally youngblood and my mind is very ugly

Steven Cojocaru

I'll name names, you know I won't hold back.

Sun Ra

I have many names; some call me Mr. Ra, others call me Mr. Re, you can call me Mr. Mystery.

Steven Van Zandt

There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high percentage of being very good.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

Robbie Williams

Good evening everybody, my name is Robbie Williams, this is my band and for the next two hours YOUR ASS IS MINE!

Richard Simmons

You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly remarks. That is what upsets me.