Names Quotes - Page 40

• Our biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos, music embedded deep within us to which we dance, even when we can't name the tune.

  Deepak Chopra

  Spiritual, Symphony, Tunes

  Twitter post from May 6, 2011

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• The name that no human research can discover-- But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

  T. S. Eliot

  Cat, Profound, Meditation

  Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats "The Naming of Cats" l. 25 (1939)

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• No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, Fire, Katniss

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.65, Scholastic Inc.

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• She wanted to ask him why they were all strangers who shared the same last name.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Lasts, Stranger, Wanted

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2008). “Half of a Yellow Sun”, p.273, Anchor

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• If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand", or because I fear to lose my reputation for kindness; if I put my own good name before the other's highest good, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

  Amy Carmichael

  Kindness, Reputation, Affection

  Amy Carmichael (2016). “If: Devotional Edition”, p.32, Aneko Press

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• I stopped for a second. If you remember everything, I wanted to say, and if you are really like me, then before you leave tomorrow, or when you’re just ready to shut the door of the taxi and have already said goodbye to everyone else and there’s not a thing left to say in this life, then, just this once, turn to me, even in jest, or as an afterthought, which would have meant everything to me when we were together, and, as you did back then, look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name

  André Aciman

  Goodbye, Doors, Remembers Everything

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• This is no war of chieftains or of princes, of dynasties or national ambition; it is a war of peoples and of causes. There are vast numbers, not only in this Island but in every land, who will render faithful service in this war, but whose names will never be known, whose deeds will never be recorded. This is a War of the Unknown Warriors

  Winston Churchill

  War, Ambition, Numbers

  Winston Churchill (1951). “War speeches”

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• But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Principles, Bears, Cold

  Louisa May Alcott (2015). “An Old-fashioned Girl”, p.158, Booklassic

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• Dachshunds have their own agenda and can be stubborn about seeing their plans through to completion. What Rosie lacked in consistency, she made up for in enthusiasm. Most of the time when I called her name, she sprinted back, her long ears cocked and flying like a little girl's pigtails. Each encounter was a glorious reunion, even if we'd been parted for only a minute or two. I had never felt so loved.

  Mary Doria Russell

  Girl, Two, Long

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• Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn’t know me.

  Nelson DeMille

  Use, Want, Maidens

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• I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make a human being feel better, even if it's unscientific. No scientist worthy of the name could say such a thing.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Feel Better, Scientist, Cradle

  "Cat's Cradle". Book by Kurt Vonnegut (Chapter 98), 1963.

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• the kind of kiss that said, I want to consume every inch of you and hear you scream my name.

  Richelle Mead

  Kissing, Want, Kind

  Richelle Mead (2012). “Richelle Mead Dark Swan Bundle: Storm Born, Thorn Queen, Iron Crowned & Shadow Heir”, p.55, Zebra Books

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• In the name of the Fathers, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, here goes-I mean Amen.

  C. S. Lewis

  Father, Mean, Son

  C.S. Lewis (1996). “Perelandra”, p.155, Simon and Schuster

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• Your name is Lily Whitney. You are the woman I want at my side night and day. I want you to be the mother of my children someday. I want you for my lover. I want you for the person I turn to when the world gets to be too much.

  Christine Feehan

  Mother, Children, Night

  Christine Feehan (2003). “Shadow Game”, p.118, Penguin

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• But the name Magnus Bane made him think of a towering sort of figure, with huge shoulders and formal purple warlock’s robes, calling down fire and lightning. Not Magnus himself, who was more of a cross between a panther and a demented elf.

  Cassandra Clare

  Thinking, Purple, Fire

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• Prayer is the great gift which our Eternal Father has given us by which we may approach Him and speak with Him in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Be prayerful. You cannot make it alone. You cannot reach your potential alone. You need the help of the Lord.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Jesus, Prayer, Father

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• That ones yours,huh?"he asked,pointing to 3A."How come it just says 'Kyle'?Doesnt he have a last name?" "Kyle wants to be a rock star,"Simon said,heading down the stairs."I think his working the one-name thing.Like Rihanna.

  Cassandra Clare

  Stars, Thinking, Rocks

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.1386, Simon and Schuster

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• People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father's blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did not happen every day. I was just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name Tom Chaney shot my father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robbed him of his life and his horse and $150 in cash money plus two California gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band.

  Charles Portis

  Girl, Horse, Father

  "True Grit". Book by Charles Portis, Chapter 1 (p. 9), 1968.

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• Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters.

  Rick Riordan

  Letters, Source, Collections

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• I'll build mine tomorrow," Horace said through a mouthful of food. "This is excellent, Will! When I have grandchildren, I'll name them all after you!

  John Flanagan

  Grandchildren, Tomorrow, Excellent

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• Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Humility, Empathy, Curiosity

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• Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

  Aristophanes

  Love, Desire, Pursuit

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• Rose: My mum's here. The Doctor: Oh, that's just what I need! Don't you dare make this place domestic! Mickey Smith: You ruined my life, Doctor. [the Doctor turns and looks at him, irritated] They thought she was dead, I was a murder suspect because of you! The Doctor: [looks at Rose] See what I mean? Domestic! Mickey: I bet you don't even remember my name! The Doctor: Ricky. Mickey: It's Mickey! The Doctor: No, it's Ricky. Mickey: I think I know my own name! The Doctor: You think you know your own name? How stupid are you?

  Russell T Davies

  Stupid, Mean, Thinking

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• There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.

  George R. R. Martin

  Badass, Today, Song Of Ice And Fire

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• You deserve someone better than me. Someone young and idealistic…someone who can experience things for the first time along with you. I'm not always kind, and I have more faults than I'd care to name. All I can promise is that I'll want you until my last breath.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Promise, Care, Want

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