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"Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded. Pedro Martinez got traded. So what? That's part of the game."
"I think [Karl] Marx, Pope John XXIII or Rosa Luxemburg [had achieved the mode of existence].But it would be useless to look at a list of illustrious names."
"Hello there. I'm out social climbing, but if you leave your name and number and if you're anybody, I'll get back to you."
"It is difficult to single out one sport over another, but if I have to name one in my separation suit, it will undoubtedly be football."
"A society that feels itself too poor to afford the preservation of wilderness is not worthy of the name civilization."
"There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal."
"Whoever thought to name a candy bar Butterfinger has either never seen Last Tango In Paris or seen it far too many times."
"Now I am here - now read me - give me a name."
"I've known Kyle O'Reilly since 2009. Me and him actually met each other when we had our very first match against each other for Gabe Sapolsyky's DragonGate USA show. Me and Kyle went in there and we had a match that kind of made waves throughout the independent scene as far as us getting our names out there. We both got signed to Ring of Honor at the exact same time."
"It is awesome to feel you are carrying on the family name."
"When we only name the problem, when we state complaint without a constructive focus or resolution, we take hope away. In this way critique can become merely an expression of profound cynicism, which then works to sustain dominator culture."
"You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I'm going to share it with you. But you also have to know what your feelings are behind calling me "bell.""
"I do get a little pissed at people who write me and want me to do things, and spell my name wrong."
"Sadly, anarchy has gotten such a bad name. We don't really see much evidence of it because people associate it with reckless abandon."
"Even when people capitalize my name, I don't freak out, even though that would not be my choice."
"Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be "Stands in Confusion"."
"I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar."
"The heroes who emerged first from the rubble of the September 11 attacks were not politicians or generals and they didnt become household names in the months that followed. They were, instead, public servants who continued to work day in and day out to protect our communities and ensure hometown security."
"The only word for love is everybody's name."
"There are all these people here I don't know by sight or by name. And we pass alongside each other and don't have any connection. And they don't know me and I don't know them. And now I'm leaving town and there are all these people I will never know."
