Unusual Names Quotes

• It's only the losers named Dave that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think. They're named Dave.

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  Penn Jillette

  Thinking   Names   Who Cares  

  "Why Stars Name Babies Moxie, Moses and Apple" by Alex Williams, www.nytimes.com. April 16, 2006.

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• If you are wasting time and energy trying to be as much like everyone else as you can, you are throwing away something precious: your individuality. When you embrace your difference, your DNA, your look or heritage or religion or your unusual name, that’s when you start to shine.

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  Bethenny Frankel

  Dna   Names   Differences  

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• Poison." he said, deadpan. "That's an unusual name to give your child. You must love her very much." She's a treasure." Bram agreed, blithely ignoing the sarcasm. .... Then went a few dozen feet in silence, until they were out of eaarshor of the gaurd. She's a treasure." Poison mimicked, and Bram burst out laughing.

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  Chris Wooding

  Children   Sarcasm   Names  

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• A few of the artists knew my name, because I have an unusual name, from Rolling Stone.

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  Jancee Dunn

  Artist   Names   Rolling  

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Wolf," said Ran, enunciating it very carefully. "What an unusual name. Did your parents give it to you?" "Does it matter?" said Wolf, tossing away his bone. "I'm only making conversation." "I'd prefer silence," Wolf said, a growl in his tone.

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  Marissa Meyer

  Names   Giving   Silence  

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• Ranger is an unusual name," she managed. "Is it a nickname?" It's a street name," Ranger said. "I was a Ranger in the army." I heard about them Rangers on TV," Grandma said. "I heard they get dogs pregnant." My father's mouth dropped open and a piece of ham fell out. My mother froze, her fork poised in midair. That's sort of a joke," I told Grandma. "Rangers don't get dogs pregnant in real life." I looked at Ranger for corroboration and got another smile.

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  Janet Evanovich

  Mother   Dog   Father  

  Janet Evanovich (2001). “Three Plums In One: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly”, p.644, Simon and Schuster

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• I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.

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  J. K. Rowling

  Notebook   Character   Names  

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• Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling "Bart," and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog.

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  Matt Groening

  Dog   Father   School  

  "Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield". Interview with Claudia De La Roca, www.smithsonianmag.com. May 2012.

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