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    "Brooks of Sheffield": "'Somebody's sharp.' 'Who is?'" asked the
    gentleman, laughing. I looked up quickly, being curious to know.
    "Only Brooks of Sheffield," said Mr. Murdstone. I was glad to
    find it was only Brooks of Sheffield; for at first I really
    thought that it was I.

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I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business read more

I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."

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A good name is better than precious ointment.

A good name is better than precious ointment.

by Bible Found in: Names Quotes,
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Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.

Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.

by William Cowper Found in: Names Quotes,
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I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.

I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.

by Ian Williams Found in: Names Quotes,
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I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what read more

I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been named Madonna? I would either have ended up a nun or this.

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You should never name an animal which is not yours to keep, or which you intend to eat.

You should never name an animal which is not yours to keep, or which you intend to eat.

by Deborah Boliver Boehm Found in: Names Quotes,
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Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.

Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Names Quotes,
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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.

by Ronald Blythe Found in: Names Quotes,
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Above any Greek or Roman name.

Above any Greek or Roman name.

by John Dryden Found in: Names Quotes,
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