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“At the time, there were very few foreign names in the press and they were all factory workers. I thought I'd never get a job at a university with a foreign name.”

Jobs Names Presses Workers University Factories Factory Workers

Author:Carl Rakosi

“I have this horrific thing where I'm really bad with names and faces. I have an appalling memory. Someone will come up to me in the street and go, 'Eddie!', and I'll try and give myself time by going into overdrive, 'Hey, hi! Nice to see you!' and start a whole conversation because I can't distinguish between who I know and who I don't.”

Knows Giving Trying I Can Whole Faces Names Memories Nice Streets Conversation Come Up Hey Because I Can Horrific Overdrive Nice To See You

Author:Eddie Redmayne

“Jake Green isn't just Jake Green. Jake represents all of us. The colour green is the central column of the spectrum and the name Jake has all sorts of numerical values. All things come back to him within the film's world of cons and games.”

World Film Values Games Names All Things Green Colour Spectrum Columns Jake

Author:Guy Ritchie

“If my life had to be a song I would name it, 'Live every day like its your best day ever', because it pretty much is.”

Ifs Song Names Live Every Day Best Day Ever

Author:Haley Reinhart

“I know of no better name than Anarchism.”

Knows Literature Names Anarchism

Book:Selected writings: poetry and criticism

Source: Selected writings: poetry and criticism

“I've mis-signed many a book Rollins or Clemens. My readers quickly become aware. Booksellers will often promote me under both names, and I do plug both at signings. Generally, the fantasy reader has no problem going into the suspense genre. It's harder for the typical suspense reader to go the other direction.”

Book Problem Names Fantasy Reader Harder Suspense Genre Typical No Problem Signing Plugs Booksellers

Author:James Rollins

“I have times when I'm off-balance. I have times when I slur my words. I have times when I walk into walls. I have times when I can't remember somebody's name.”

I Can Remember Names Walks Wall Balance Slurs

Author:Michael J. Fox

“Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.”

Giving May Government Order Fighting Names Liberty Protect Giving Up Claims Terrorism Civil Liberties Fighting Terrorism

Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard

“You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.”

Knows Father Names President Son Proud Dad Governors Father Son

Author:Michael Reagan

“I would feel horrible to think I had put my name on a pistol permit and allowed someone to carry around a gun and they committed another crime.”

Thinking Feels Names Crime Gun Committed Horrible Permit Pistols

Author:Mike Rutherford

“Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering.”

Firsts Lasts Girl Names Fans Hey Twilight Flattering That Girl Saga Firsts And Lasts

Author:Nikki Reed

“I don't ever want to have a weak episode of television with my name on it.”

Want Names Television Weak Episodes

Author:Shawn Ryan

“As for Aliki - if you were to stand in the middle of Rome and say the name Sophia Loren, or Paris and say the name Catherine Deneuve or Brigitte Bardot, or L.A. and the name Marilyn Monroe, it's like standing in Athens, or anywhere in wide-flung Greece, and saying Aliki Vougiouklaki. A huge star - and so little known elsewhere in the world.”

Ifs World Littles Names Stars Known Middle Huge Standing Wide Paris Rome Elsewhere Greece Athens Sophia

Author:Ali Smith

“I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because the name contains everything you need to know: the tactic and the target. The name is also modular. You can create your own offshoot in your own city.”

Knows Needs Names Deals Cities Streets Wall Target Tactics Occupy Wall Street

Author:Dana Spiotta

“I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.”

Firsts Has Beens Country Home Names Player Tough Slam Tough Things

Author:Samantha Stosur

“American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds.”

Names Media Calling Radio Partisans Name Calling Talk Radio American Media

Author:Shane Smith

“The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.”

Mean Names Risk Judgment Sticks Journalist Privacy Accused Invading Being Accused

Author:Asne Seierstad

“If my name had not been cleared, it would have been difficult, perhaps impossible, to continue as a journalist.”

Ifs Has Beens Names Difficult Impossible Journalist

Author:Asne Seierstad

“In the rural South, 'Bubba' is like how people say 'dude' in California. It's a name for a regular Southern man. I know a Chinese Bubba, a black Bubba.”

People Knows Men Names Black South Chinese California Southern Bubba

Author:Bubba Sparxxx

“I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?”

Knows Said Young Girl Names Rocks Rock N Roll

Author:Carrie Snodgress

“America was the place that said, 'It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matter what your last name is, it doesn't matter if you drink cortaditos, or lattes, or coffee with milk. Here, if you work hard, anything is possible.”

Ifs Said Matter Hard Lasts America Names Hard Work Drink Coffee Milk Anything Is Possible Where You Come Lattes

Author:Cristina Saralegui

“Having a stage name is like having a Superman complex. I go into the telephone booth as Eric Bishop and come out as Jamie Foxx.”

Names Stage Complexes Telephones Bishops Eric Jamie

Author:Jamie Foxx

“When I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.”

Want Names New York Actresses

Author:Gloria Stuart

“Of course, every time someone does a story on plastic surgery, my name will be dragged up. I've made it safe for other people to have plastic surgery. It's no longer a bad word.”

People Doe Made Stories Courses Names Safe Made It Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery Bad Word

Author:Greta Van Susteren

“I know of a world that is sunk in shame, Where hearts oft faint and tire; But I know of a Name, a precious Name, That can set that world on fire: Its sound is sweet, its letters flame. I know of a Name, a precious Name, 'Tis Jesus.”

Knows World Heart Jesus Names Sound Fire Sweet Letters Shame Flames Tire

Author:J. Chapman

“The body and mind are continually changing, and are, in fact, only names of series of changeful phenomena, like rivers whose waters are in a constant state of flux, yet presenting the appearance of unbroken streams. Every particle in this body is continually changing; no one has the same body for many minutes together, and yet we think of it as the same body.”

Thinking Mind States Facts Body Together Names Water Change Minutes Rivers Constant Series Appearance Streams Particles Mind And Body Presenting Unbroken Flux

Book:Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge

Source: Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge

“What do we call the river? Every moment the water is changing, the shore is changing, every moment the environment is changing, what is the river then? It is the name of this series of changes.”

Moments Names Water Change Environment Rivers Series Shore

Book:The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited

Source: The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited

“I don't know who all of his advisers are, but I've seen some of the names and some of them are quite far to the right. And sometimes they might be in a position to make judgments or recommendations to the candidate that should get a second thought.”

Knows Should Sometimes Might Names Position Republican Judgment Candidates Adviser Recommendations Second Thoughts

Author:Colin Powell

“There have been people who have categorized the bands of perception in different yogic systems. It gives them pleasure to create names and orders and to make catalogs. Human beings like that.”

People Giving Humans Has Beens Different Order Names Human Beings Pleasure Awareness Buddhism Band Perception

Author:Frederick Lenz

“We remember a few people who've been enlightened. We build churches and edifices in their name. But few people, if any, feel that they could ever be like that; and if that's how they feel - that's how it will be.”

People Ifs Feels Remember Humanity Names Church Buddhism Enlightened Edifice

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I like to be able to come and go as I please, and I don't really like having my face and name plastered around. I think it's a bit weird to have your name plastered on every page in a magazine, where in each case you're using a different piece of equipment.”

Thinking Different Able Faces Names Bits Cases Pieces Please Pages Magazines Equipment Comes And Goes

Author:Geddy Lee

“Apart from being Jennifer Lewis. The name pulls people in.”

People Names Jennifer

Author:Jenifer Lewis

“If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.”

Ifs Real Stories Names Real Story

Author:Kendrick Lamar

“It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.”

Knows Different Girl Names Hearing Scream

Author:Jeremy Sumpter

“I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.”

People Thinking Men Important Whole Lasts Names Groups Special Roots My Family Thinking Man

Author:Mark Sanchez

“I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible.”

Persons Lasts Names Heard New York Tests Incredibles Screens

Author:Mary Steenburgen

“I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture, or whatever.”

People Matter Names Familiar Working It

Author:Michael Shannon

“The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.”

Song Names Gratitude Brands Boots Brand Names

Author:Nancy Sinatra

“Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.”

Names Water Progress Air Soil

Author:Radhanath Swami

“The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.”

Names Brother My Brother Sissy

Author:Sissy Spacek

“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.”

Knows Done Whole Life Is Names Know How Whole Life Bob Bowls Buddy Super Bowl Homage Morocco Crosby Zanzibar

Author:Steve Sabol

“I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu. First of all I think it has the best name of anywhere in the world.”

Thinking World Firsts Wanted Names Timbuktu

Author:David Tang

“The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.”

Helping Names Christ Poor Rich Duty Pope Rich And Poor Love Everyone Help The Poor

Book:Pope Francis Speaks to Our Hearts: Words of Challenge and Hope

Source: Pope Francis Speaks to Our Hearts: Words of Challenge and Hope

“We will fight and defend my good name in the European court. We have to be strong and defend Ukraine from this authoritarianism.”

Fighting Names Strong Court Ukraine Authoritarianism

Author:Yulia Tymoshenko

“I've never wanted to name an album from a song title if I could avoid it because I like it to be a body of work.”

Ifs Body Wanted Song Names Albums Titles If I Could Song Titles

Author:Keith Urban

“My mother saw a movie when she was 14 years old. I forget the name of the movie, but one of the lead characters was named Lark. She decided then she would name me and she stuck to it, and here I am.”

Years Character Mother Names Forget Saws Decided Stuck Here I Am Larks Lead Characters

Author:Lark Voorhies

“And I learned a lot from working with this kid, and I think he's gonna be a big star. Remember the name, Tim Dark, because he has something about his voice that's different from all the other rappers, even though his style is similar.”

Thinking Different Bigs Kids Remember Names Stars Voice Dark Style Rapper

Author:Alan Vega

“My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.”

Years School Names Parent Teacher High School Sick Juniors Nicknames Teddy Franco Junior Year Junior Year Of High School

Author:James Franco

“I hope my fans remember my name is Gene Vincent and not Gene Autry.”

Remember Names Fans Genes

Author:Gene Vincent

“I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name.”

Care Names Take Care License

Author:Gianni Versace