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TalleyrandAn important art of politicians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public.

—  Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat

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VoltaireThis agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Georges FeydeauThere is this friend of mine whose name I don’t know, and I ’ve known him for too long to ask him.

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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Bill CosbyAlways end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.

—  Bill Cosby, 1937-, American comedian

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Zsa Zsa GaborI call everyone 'Darling' because I can't remember their names.

—  Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress

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William Hazlitt Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

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William ShakespeareWhat's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Romeo and Juliet

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Kurt VonnegutShrapnel was invented by an Englishman of the same name. Don't you wish you could have something named after you?

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Ralph Waldo EmersonWe do what we must, and call it by the best names we can.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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John KeatsHere lies one whose name was writ in water.

—  John Keats, 1795-1821, English poet

     (Epitaph for himself)

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Samuel BeckettIf by Godot I had meant God I would have said God, and not Godot.

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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Jean CocteauMarlene Dietrich has a name that begins with a caress and ends with a whip hit.

—  Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist

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Saint Thomas AquinasIn Hebrew, His name is Jesus, in Greek, Soter, in Latin, Salvator; but men say Christus in Greek, Messias in Hebrew, Unctus in Latin, that is, King and Priest.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

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Vladimir NabokovI am probably responsible for the odd fact that people don’t seem to name their daughters Lolita any more. I have heard of young female poodles being given that name since 1956, but of no human beings.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Edmond RostandYour name hangs in my heart like a bell’s tongue.

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     (“Cyrano de Bergerac”)

William Hazlitt A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Terry PratchettYou're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more. It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Noam ChomskyWe still name our military helicopter gunships after victims of genocide. Nobody bats an eyelash about that: Blackhawk. Apache. And Comanche. If the Luftwaffe named its military helicopters Jew and Gypsy, I suppose people would notice.

—  Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist

Marshall McLuhanThe name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Personal Stories

T. S. EliotMy name is only an anagram of toilets.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Latin Quotes

Latin proverbThe name is an omen.

Nomen est omen.

—  Latin proverb

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Funny Quotes

AnonymousThe astronomers must have been very clever to have found out the names of all the stars.

—  Anonymous

     (from the book “The Physics Teacher”, Volume 8, 1970)

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Henry YoungmanThis man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest.

—  Henry Youngman, 1906-1998, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

HomerNobody is my name.

Ούτις εμοί γ' όνομα.

—  Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey IX

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DiogenesAnd I, as they say, am Diogenes the dog.

Καγώ, φησίν, Διογένης ο κύων.

—  Diogenes, 410-323 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher

     (introducing himself to Alexander the Great)

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Movie Quotes

Shanghai Express (1932)It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily.

—  from the film Shanghai Express (1932)

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Airplane! (1980)- Surely you can't be serious.
- I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

—  from the film Airplane! (1980)

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Dr. No (1962)My name is Bond, James Bond.

—  from the film Dr. No (1962)

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Goldfinger (1964)- My name is Pussy Galore.
- I must be dreaming.

—  from the film Goldfinger (1964)

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