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What did Sept. 11 do? It took me from 60-70 percent name recognition as mayor of New York to about 90 percent. Of course it had an impact. But it's not the only reason I was successful.

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.

On the first day of school, my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name and said that from thenceforth that was the name we would answer to in school. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education.

When I write, I feel that I'm writing with my intellect. When I paint, I think it's some other force making me paint. I - as I wrote in my novel 'My Name is Red' - watch with amazement what my hand is doing on the paper, what kind of line, what kind of strange, beautiful thing it's doing in spite of my will, so to speak.

There's really not that much difference between you and I. And my name really doesn't matter. Hopefully, my heart and my spirit matters to you. Hopefully.

Using the Africanist model, each generation should take the family name to a higher place. My father's folks were sharecroppers in South Carolina. He went to Harlem. They were still poor, but they moved up. If my parents didn't do this and offer me this background, I wouldn't be here.

My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.

When girls scream my name and start crying, I blush like crazy.

I know with all my heart and soul that God lives. I believe He will enlighten our lives with His love for each of us if we strive to be worthy of that love, in the holy name of Jesus Christ, amen.

In the name of feminism, we denied some essential aspects of our authentic selves. While feminism should have been nothing if not a celebration of our own unique characteristics, we insisted that we had no unique characteristics... that gender differences were hogwash, and a feminine woman was nothing more than a plaything for men.

I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build. Nobody. And the builders in New York will tell you that. I build the best product. And my name helps a lot.

The only times during my religious instruction I remember hearing God's name invoked with any sincere conviction at all was in the oft-repeated and breathtakingly chauvinistic claim that Israel's 'miraculous' military victories over much-stronger enemies proved that He was ever on Zion's side.

Soon it won't be the Internet any more, it'll just be like air, like somehow they'll integrate the Internet into the air. And God's name will have ended up being 'Google,' because that's the way it worked out. It could have worked out that God's name ended up being 'Yahoo,' of course, but they lost out.

I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal.

It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor - someone who doesn't have a famous name but has consistent work in theater or film or TV - it has become harder to get through, harder to raise a family.

When I sit down to talk to men's magazines, there's a certain character that I play. She's not fully fleshed out - she doesn't have her own name - but she shows up to do men's-magazine interviews.

The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.

Christians are commanded to pray in the name of Jesus. It is not a practice reserved just for personal prayers, or prayers rendered in church.

God's people are peculiar. Their spirit cannot mingle with the spirit and influence of the world. You do not wish to bear the Christian name and yet be unworthy of it.

Praying in Jesus' name makes the distinction that all glory and honor belong to Christ, who is one with God the Father.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

CloudShield did not see itself as a cloak-and-dagger company. It made its name for high-end hardware that could peer deeply into Internet traffic and pull out and analyze 'packets' of data as they flew by.

The name Zahra was to have been lman's own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.

Voltaire! A name that excites the admiration of men, the malignity of priests. Pronounce that name in the presence of a clergyman, and you will find that you have made a declaration of war.

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.

I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.

I don't think it's at all weakening of the system if people with the same last name put themselves forward to the electorate, when their experiences, their character, and in my case, gender, may be different.

My agent loved it because my name was flying around everywhere. My dad was looking at the internet every day. But I didn't pay attention. I was busy trying to become the player I know I can be. I was always setting myself up (mentally) to be a Mariner. I was never setting myself up to be traded.

I was really surprised to see my name on the Hermann Trophy watch list, ... I am excited. It is such a prestigious award and I hope I can live up to the expectations of being associated with that group of players.

I was at the gas station the other day and signed an autograph for a guy. More people have come up to me and feel like they know me on a first-name basis. I just wish they'd say their name so I can remember them the next time I see them.

I was feeling like I was running the 400 meters out there. I just fell into the end zone. The NFL has been around a long time. For my name to be at the top of that is truly an honor.

I was feeling really comfortable out there. I just tried to get ahead of hitters ? that's the name of the game in college baseball.

I was happy for Eileen because she had eight points and she had been playing very well recently, but her shot hadn't been falling and though she had been playing well, her name hadn't been showing up in the box scores. She was making great rebounds and making great passes off the rebounds.

I was hunting (for a hotel chain) which continually changes and upgrades its standards as the industry changes. We won't use the Days Inn name until we're finished (with the renovations). But we're about two-thirds of the way through.

Only extreme circumstances such as clear and present danger to innocent people could justify the threat of jail to gain the name of a confidential informant.

My uncle out in Texas Can't even write his name He signs his checks with Xs But they cash 'em just the same

My sense is that the argument of Major League Baseball is a bit of a stretch. For example, the idea that a congressman's name and voting record could be protected as a matter of intellectual property rights would be recognized as ridiculous.

My teammates know that that stuff's not going to bother me. It just really doesn't. I had them prepare me before the game. I told them to start calling me every name in the book.

Personally, I'm not into reality shows - I can't even name a reality show that I was a really big fan of, altogether as a whole, not just from MTV. Like, if ABC has another reality show, I'm like, 'Oh God, another reality show.' But people love them. 'The Hills', 'Laguna Beach'... those do extremely well. It's just a personal preference.

Popular web site Softpedia.com picked up our news story and ran with it, ... This was one of the hottest - if not the most talked about - celebrity events of the past several days and as we learned long ago with the Academy Awards and US Presidential Elections - just to name a few - people will bet on these pop and political prop offerings.

Polls this early essentially test name recognition ... a poll called the primary will test record recognition.

One of the most imperative supplies is a roll of silver duct tape. A strip of duct tape on the front hooves will not come off until you take it off. On the tape, write the horse's name and where they live and directions.

One of the most profound things for me is that my character's name was held by somebody, ... It's not just made up.

One of the gamebook series I created, 'Fabled Lands', is also the name of my company, and the reason we named the company after it is that it was pretty revolutionary for its time.

One of the biggest things is the fact that he doesn't have Philip's name hanging over him. That's not an easy name to hang over you, with everybody comparing him to the best football player to ever play here.

On Monday, you name a writer from the Washington Post, and he was probably standing in our offices. Before that, probably half of them didn't know how to get here.

On the Italian side, we can trace the family back 2,000 years. I have a cousin in Rome, a famous archaeologist, Count Andrea Carandini, who was in Lombardy and came across some pottery with the original name of the family, Carandinus, painted on it.

On the Democratic side, it's an uphill battle for anyone who runs. I don't think it's a slam dunk at all. Schwarzenegger has huge name identity, and that counts for a lot.

NBC is struggling and executives have to be disappointed. Maybe two 'Apprentice' shows were at least one too many and 'Joey' is not doing any better. The one bright spot is 'My Name is Earl' but there's not much other than that.

New West will have a huge challenge breaking into the market because it has no name ID and no ability to market itself except on the Web.

I would be grateful if my name wasn't considered for a role whose profile and significance does not escape me, but which is not in my plans.

I would be grateful if you do not take my name in consideration....

I wish her a lot of success. I think she's doing a good job, and hopefully we can both put a good name on the map for women in racing.

I was sitting in my office doing paperwork and I heard this voice behind me, saying, 'Coach, my name is Jerome Bettis. Can I play football for you?

I was surprised I didn't get tired. I worked pretty hard. Other than that, my timing was just a bit off. I have to get back into the gym and get that back. The next game is Tuesday, so I have to be ready to go when my name is called.

If we found some other dude, to sing I'd love to move on. Write some cool tunes and change the name and go on like that. I don't see continuing as Alice and replacing somebody. We're not trying to replace Layne. We want to play these songs one more time, and if it seems like the right thing to do, it'll happen. I don't know how long it will go or where it will take us. It's kind of a tribute to Layne and our fans, the people who love these songs. It's not some 'I'm broke and I need the money' situation. We love playing together.

I grew up in Pittsburgh, and regularly, my parents would take us to the Holiday House Supper Club to see acts like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Vereen, Freda Payne, Stephanie Mills, and The Temptations, to name a few.

I guess I looked like a minister in church, running up and down the aisle. Just hearing your name is a huge adrenalin rush.

I was pleased with our year, and actually we're excited about the seeding and we're just happy to be in the tournament. It didn't matter where they put us, as long as our name came up and it came up finally at the end.

Nobody is entitled to do this in the name of Islam and who does it in the name of Islam is harming Islam ... Violence weakens us. Violence works against us. Anything except violence is helpful. He hopes on that occasion to meet with a number of leaders from Europe and from the Islamic world and to discuss with them ways of calming the situation.

When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.

When the measure appears on the ballot, it doesn't present the whole case. It doesn't ask if they want money for parks and recreation. It just basically asks people if they like the name Candlestick.

When the name is a punch line in a Saturday Night Live skit, you got problems, ... I drive a Dodge Stratus!

When I climb a fourteener, a 14,000-foot/4,260-meter peak, in the winter by myself, I leave an itinerary and information about where my vehicle will be parked and the name of the county sheriff to contact in case I don't get home.

When I got shoulder to shoulder with Allen Johnson, I felt that I was going to win. The crowd was amazing but they did give me pressure, too. From the moment I left the hotel to the moment I entered the stadium, they were shouting out my name and I had to respond. That distracted me a little, but it was okay.

My father's name is Theodore, but that - it's always - I've always liked the name Theodore. I read a lot. It's in a lot of literature.

My father was a low-budget monster movie maker, so he made classics like 'The Crater Lake Monster.' There were always creatures around. And my dad was a huge fan of Ray Harryhausen. One of our neighbors, who went on to win several Academy Awards, was close friends with my dad. His name is Phil Tippett.

My father-in-law had an anvil and he gave it to me. I noticed it had a name on it. I thought that was interesting, so I tried to get all the different kinds I could.

My grandfather sold insurance to King Farouk of Egypt. And my savta's parents helped found the city of Tel Aviv in 1906. Our family name used to be Mizrahi, but they changed it to Mayron, which means 'happy water' in Hebrew.

My grandfather started here in 1959. His name was Claude Ledbetter. But everybody called him 'Snuffy.' We use the same recipe he started with.

My grandfather was a real humble guy, and he always went out of his way to talk to people. He made time for everyone. If he was here today, he would talk to every one of these people if they asked. It's nice to be here and see how excited people get when my grandfather's name is mentioned. Especially the older people who lived during his time. Their faces really light up when they talk about him. That's very gratifying for me, and helps me remember him as well.

My hope is that we can light a match, like they really did in '69, through my father (the artist Bud Bottoms) and the people who started the environmental movement. Oh, it was around before then, but they gave it a name and gave it a flag and gave it a purpose and gave it a cause,

My guess is, if he was ready he would have been the name they gave me, and it wasn't.

Show me a better man. Name one and I am answered; but do not point, as a disqualification, to the very facts which make this man fit beyond all others.

Somebody close to the President of the United States decided that in order to defend Bush's political agenda, that individual or individuals would violate the national security of the country and expose my wife's name and her profession.

Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone, ... Oh yeah, say life goes on ... Oh, sorry. I got lost in the moment there. That's a great song, and Mellencamp had a name as cool as mine back when he was know simply as 'John Cougar.'

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite.His name the smirking tourist scrawls Upon Minerva's temple walls, Where thundered once Olympian Zeus, And marks his appetite's abuse. --Averil Joop

O mighty-mouthed inventor of harmonies,/ O skilled to sing of Time or Eternity,/ God-gifted organ voice of England,/ Milton, a name to resound for ages.

Of all injustice, that is the greatest which goes under the name of law; and of all sorts of tyranny the forcing of the letter of the law against the equity, is the most insupportable

Of all cursed places under the sun, where the hungriest soul can hardly pick up a few grains of knowledge, a girls boarding-school is the worst. They are called finishing schools, and the name tells accurately what they are. They finish everything but imbecility and weakness, and that they cultivate. They are nicely adapted machines for experimenting on the question, ''Into how little space a human being can be crushed?'' I have seen some souls so compressed that they would have fitted into a small thimble, and found room to move there -- wide room. A woman who has been for many years at one of those places carries the mark of the beast on her till she dies.

OCCASIONAL, adj. Afflicting us with greater or less frequency. That, however, is not the sense in which the word is used in the phrase "occasional verses," which are verses written for an "occasion," such as an anniversary, a celebration or other event. True, they afflict us a little worse than other sorts of verse, but their name has no reference to irregular recurrence.

One night a girl handed me an ID with the name Megan Jones,

One single name will yield fresh sweetness and fresh joy every time it is rolled on the tongue.

One out of 15 was able to give me the name of one of the heavyweight champions. So that tells you a lot not only about the state of the heavyweight division, but also about the state of boxing.

One person expressed concern that his young daughter wanted to get a Yankees shirt with Johnny's name on it. And he didn't know what sort of crisis that would cause in the family.

One who believes in the Name of the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord. I humbly bow to the Creator Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises.

One who forgets the Name in this world, shall not find any place of rest anywhere else

One who obtains the Sublime Essence of the Lord is satisfied and fulfilled. One who obtains this Flavor of the Lord does not waver. One who has this destiny written on his forehead obtains the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

One who serves the Lord obtains the fruits of his rewards, all of his hunger is satisfied. Nanak is a sacrifice to those, who night and day, meditate within their hearts on the Name of the Lord.

No one ever thought Mark Ellis could do this. He's a name to be remembered. If people don't know who he is, turn on the television and check him out. If he doesn't win comeback player, that's ridiculous.

One of the artists lives in Utah, though the Mint will not disclose the name of this artist until the final design has been approved.

One of our biggest risks is to hand over our brand name to a company or owner and hope they carry the torch, ... Our customers look at us as a chain ? as if we had complete control of hiring, firing and standards ? all things that make a brand. (Superior Air) was an easy fit in that their attitudes, beliefs system and values are equal to what we believe.

One of the strangest results of having your name on a book jacket is the proliferation of people who know one narrow aspect of your life and are suddenly surprised to learn there's more.

My heart was pounding. It felt good to see our name on there.

More than one third of bikes on the road are in the name of their original keepers and only 40 per cent have had more than two keepers.

No one has signed on to his view that the benefits are illegal. He has been authorized to make that argument in his own name but not on behalf of the City Council or the City of San Diego, ... I would never have voted to authorize him to litigate this illegality issue if the retirement board hadn't brought it up.

My dad wanted me to name him after myself, but we really wanted to name him something that gave him some roots. We wanted something to tie him into where his family's from.

My dad was a hippie. I was really fortunate I went into marine science.... But then, my middle name is Wildflower, so I could have gone into botany.

My Dad says I've made a name for myself and now I can pull back and appreciate what I do instead of striving to get to my next gig.