#names

Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#names #happy

Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#broken #had #his #johnson #man

The only thing I ever withheld from the KGB were the names of two agents whom I personally had known and handled and had a particular feeling for. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#ever #feeling #had #handled #i

When I handed over the names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union, I had come to the conclusion that the loss of these sources to the U.S. would not compromise significant national defense, political, diplomatic interests. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#cia #come #compromise #compromised #conclusion

Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties! ↗

— Matthew Arnold

#causes #forsaken #home #impossible #lost

I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations. ↗

— Mackenzie Astin

#fun #i #last #lot #making

Gwyneth Paltrow names her kid Apple. I'm not going to let that stand. ↗

— Kathy Griffin

#going #gwyneth #gwyneth paltrow #her #i

The market for short stories is hard to break into, but a magazine editor isn't always looking for big names with which to sell his magazine - they're more willing to try stories by newcomers, if those tales are good. ↗

— Eric Brown

#big #break #editor #good #hard

Vietnamese must be made to feel that they are racial inferiors with no right to national identity. ↗

— Wilfred Burchett

#identity #inferiors #made #must #national

Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to give us good on this earth. ↗

— George Washington Carver

#creator #despite #earth #even #gave