#name

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this new species, I realized this was a revolutionary step in understanding human origins. ↗

— Donald Johanson

#had #human #i #lucy #name

And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name. ↗

— Elton John

#anyway #because #change #english #fond

Well, I was making a record, and I had to choose a name, because they said, you know, you can't make a record under the name of Reg Dwight, because it's never going to - you know, it's not attractive enough. ↗

— Elton John

#because #choose #dwight #enough #going

When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn't know it had a name. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#had #i #know #name #poverty

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#bestowed #brought #cannot #deserved #few

My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones. ↗

— January Jones

#how #january #jones #liked #names

People think that I changed my name. I could've been an actress, a superhero, or a stripper. ↗

— January Jones

#been #changed #could #i #name

I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy. ↗

— Curtis Joseph

#because #brother #cerebral #charity #community

There are three things I always forget. Names, faces and... the third I can't remember. ↗

— Italo Svevo

#faces #forget #i #i always #names

My friends always said that I should be a comedienne - I was named my class clown. ↗

— Sally Kellerman

#class #class clown #clown #friends #i