#naming

Hello, Lucy. Do you name all your weapons, Grunthor?” “O’ course. It’s tradition.” Rhapsody nodded, understanding coming into her eyes. “That makes perfect sense. Do you find that you fight better with a weapon you’ve named?” “Yep.” Her eyes began to sparkle with excitement. “Why, Grunthor, in a way, you’re a Namer, too!” The giant broke into a pleased grin. “Well, whaddaya know. Should Oi sing a lit’le song?” “No,” said Rhapsody and Achmed in unison. ↗

— Elizabeth Haydon

#singing #tradition #age

From the day whe arrived at her husband's home, no one called her by her name. ↗

— Lauretta G. Ngcobo

#naming #home

Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing. But what about your true name? It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the one to which you are most eager to respond when called. Ever wonder why? Your true name has the secret power to call you. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#call #calling #evoke #invoke #name

The problem with naming a No. 2 is you really want to throw all your weight behind the guy who is going to be the leader. ↗

— Charlie Bell

#going #guy #leader #naming #problem

The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini. ↗

— Tom Waits

#atomic bomb #bikini #bomb #explosive #first

I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age. ↗

— Chris Ware

#age #believe #destroys #development #i

I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter Grammy. ↗

— Noah Wyle

#daughter #emmy #first #got #grammy

Music is more difficult - try naming a political band. The Dead Kennedys. The Dead Kennedys are political, but they are more funny than they are political. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#dead #difficult #funny #kennedys #more

Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton Administration, elected in 1992, lingered in naming its team, and as a result, took almost a year to staff its ranks. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#almost #began #carter #clinton #clinton administration

The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing. ↗

— Pierre Bonnard

#naming #precision #seeing #takes #uniqueness