When I was about 12 or 13, my father gave me 'The Little Prince.' He was making sure that I knew it was a special book. I'd seen the name of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, but to me it seemed a very French name, and I was not excited about him as a person.
Peter Sis
FatherMeBookNamePersonSpecial
It happens a lot that a name actor will be signed on to a project in its germ stage.
Kelly Asbury
NameActorWillProjectStageGerm
As director of CIA, I was responsible for everything done in the agency's name, and it didn't matter whether that was done by an agency employee, a government contractor, a liaison service on our behalf, or a source on our behalf.
Michael Hayden
ServiceGovernmentNameDoneMatter
George Murphy tagged that name 'Butch' on me years ago. We were all at a party and he went around tagging names on people that didn't fit them.
Cesar Romero
PeopleMeNamePartyNamesYears
A lot of the times when I've auditioned for parts in America, the answer is, 'Sorry, we need a bigger name.'
Michael Sheen
SorryNameAmericaNeedBiggerLot
I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I'd love to have a band, where I was obviously the singer, but where it wasn't me, it wasn't my name.
Bryan Adams
LoveMeNameBandAlwaysSinger
While my mother tried to stem my truancy, it would be a complete stranger - an Army Officer in the Special Forces home on leave - who would be the mentor to drive home my mother's goal of getting me educated. His name was Saul Hassan.
Richard Carmona
MotherHomeMeDriveNameGoal
The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a Native American feel to it.
Joel Hodgson
CoolThoughtNameAmericanFeel
Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton.
George III of the United Kingdom
NameBornCountryGloryEducated
Dee Dee got the name 'The Ramones' from Paul McCartney. McCartney would call himself Paul Ramon when he checked into hotels and didn't want to be noticed. I liked it because I thought it was ridiculous. The Ramones? That's absurd!
Tommy Ramone
ThoughtNameRidiculousWantCall
I think this whole discussion about what is politically correct - sometimes you have to name the name. You can't hide it. Politeness is good if it's not hiding the truth.
Raoul Peck
GoodTruthThinkNameYouHide
I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House.
Deval Patrick
DriveNameHouseOutJustIreland
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
Petrarch
NameEarthLooksKnowMoreFair
A coach I had in Spain, Scott Roth, he used to call me Zinger. He would yell at me all the time, 'Zinger!' It's just stuck in my head that I don't like that name.
Kristaps Porzingis
TimeMeNameCoachHeadUsed
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
Jean de La Fontaine
FriendFoolNameNothingEveryone
The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
Bob Barr
LegalNameAmericanBackSecurity
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James - someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.
Mona Simpson
BrotherMeLawyerColleaguesName
I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.
Brie Larson
FamilySisterNameStrangeNames
Pride is one of the socially acceptable sins in some corners of the evangelical culture. It's just straight-out ego gratification - how important I am; whether my name gets on the building or on the TV program or in the magazine article.
Richard Foster
CultureI AmBuildingEgoNameJust
I'd be stupid not to take into consideration that there are certain things people will not consider me for because my name is Lopez. And I know I can do any kind of role. I don't want anybody to say, Oh, she can't pull this off. So those are barriers that you have to overcome.
Jennifer Lopez
PeopleMeStupidNameYouI Can
When you walk on the road and people scream out your name, the high is unparalleled.
Esha Gupta
WalkPeopleRoadNameYouHigh
I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit.
Tony Goldwyn
SayingNameDetroitHollywoodUp
The story I get the biggest kick out of is when my name and e-mail appeared on 'Jeopardy' a couple of years ago. My mother was a faithful viewer, and she said she was happy that they finally had an answer she knew the question to.
Ray Tomlinson
MotherHappyStoryNameSaidShe
I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
HateDayQueenSayingNameOnly
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