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My name may have buoyancy enough to float upon the sea of time.
My name may have buoyancy enough to float upon the sea of time.
There be of them that have left a name behind them.
There be of them that have left a name behind them.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
He lives who dies to win a lasting name.
He lives who dies to win a lasting name.
Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.
Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the United States, I'm a bum.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the United States, I'm a bum.
A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.
A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.
Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book.
Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book.
Known by the sobriquet of "The Artful Dodger."
Known by the sobriquet of "The Artful Dodger."