37 Naming Quotes for You to Enjoy

There is power in naming racism for what it is, in shining a bright light on it, brighter than any torch or flashlight. A thing as simple as naming it allows us to root it out of the darkness and hushed conversation where it likes to breed like roaches. It makes us acknowledge it. Confront it. Jesmyn Ward

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The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing. Pierre Bonnard

Brainy Seeing Takes Naming Precision Uniqueness Away

Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like it?), and I suspect we gave her a secret, second name as well, to keep her safe. Anne Enright

Me People Speak First Before Nice Gave Took Secret Able First Child Name Days Like Naming Safe Well Child Did What If Suspect Keep Her Second

There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a difficult step for many transgender people because it's also a very visible one. Janet Mock

You Yourself People World Power Transgender Difficult Visible Step Naming Also Because Very Often Proclaiming Who Many

Well, I refer to 'Celebrity Jeopardy ' as the short-bus 'Jeopardy,' because it is a lot easier. Like, there was a whole column basically naming stores in New York. Andy Richter

Easier Column New Like Naming Well Because Refer Lot Celebrity York New York Stores Whole Jeopardy Basically

Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections. Arthur Capper

People Election Made Free Changes Way Several Must Free Expression General Laws General Election Primary Voted Naming Amendment Improve Candidates Them Choice Elections Should Interfere Full Expression

I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive. Barbara Deming

Vision Behavior Enemies Will Think Our Abandon Adopt Only Naming Concept Enable Nonviolent Tradition Oppressive Familiar Hold Us Choice

We are a mixed up people. We have mixed up ways of naming, too... When my father's brothers and sisters first went to colonial schools, they had to produce a surname. They also had to show they were good Christians by adopting a western name. They adopted my grandfather's name as surname. Wainaina. Binyavanga Wainaina

Good People Father First Too Ways Brothers Brothers And Sisters Adopted Adopting Colonial Had Name Naming Also Schools Were Mixed Western Up Sisters Grandfather Produce Show Christians

The true fans were capable of not only painting their cars and homes their team colors, but also naming family pets and offspring after famous NFL all-stars. Burgess Owens

Family Fans Car Painting Only Colors True Naming Also Were Offspring Famous After Capable Team Homes Pets

Company naming is a key part of the branding process, but it's subject to contrasting tastes and an illiquid domain name market that results in startups wasting their time during the branding process. David Cohen

Time Key Startups Market Results Part Name Naming Subject Domain Contrasting Tastes Process Company Wasting

Just naming Batistuta gives me goosebumps! Fabio Quagliarella

Me Gives Naming Goosebumps Just

Naming something, putting it on record, in a lyric, feels like affirming people. Ideally, that's what politicians should want to do: to put laws or policies in place that speak to people's experiences, to make them feel heard. Jamila Woods

People Speak Politicians Lyric Record Something Laws Put Putting Feel Feels Like Ideally Naming Make Policies Heard Affirming Want Experiences Place Them Should

I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized is that they were smarter than us. So we thought, Hey, go for it. So now we have a contest every year. Janet Evanovich

Thought Year Every Books Hey Smarter Naming Ideas Readers Contest Go Were Go For It Years Years Ago Lots Than Sending Titles Realized Us Really Suck Now Actually

Naming a bridge after Dr. King was the right thing to do. Jesse White

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It occurred to me that by naming the film itself 'Dear White People,' I could tap into the burgeoning meme culture as well as make a meta-commentary about the controversies within the film. Justin Simien

Me Culture People White Meme About Could Naming Well Make Within Occurred Dear Tap Itself Controversies Film

I usually think about titles. I'll hear somebody say something and write it down in my notes, and whenever we go into a room, somebody will start naming off titles, and whoever has the best title, that's what we start writing. Kane Brown

Naming my favorite books feels like naming a favorite child - impossible. Libba Bray

Impossible Books Favorite Feels Like Naming Child

It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads this. But he was older, in the music business - or so he said. Lisa Snowdon

Music Relationship Business First Big Older Music Business Give He Naming Him Reads Said Very Just Ever Credit

Women have had the power of naming stolen from us. Mary Daly

Women Power Had Naming Stolen Us

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