Quotes by Name I knew I didn't have the right name for a singer. Having a name that nobody could pronounce was hardly an asset. Scott McKenzie right singer name nobody People tell me I have to follow in the footsteps of my mom and grandfather, but it's a lot of pressure. I can't really slip up and mess up the name. Selah Louise Marley name me mom people When I moved to Sheffield and went to a secondary modern in the Seventies, there were certain challenges: if you've got a name like Sebastian, you either learn to fight or to run. Sebastian Coe name fight you challenges 'Seanan McGuire' is my real name; if I'm being silly and third-person about it, she's a frequently cranky, foul-mouthed Disney Princess on vacation in the real world, where she studies diseases, cuddles reptiles, watches lots of horror movies, and goes to as many corn fields as possible. Seanan McGuire name princess watches world A lot of people have read the Mira Grant books who are not urban fantasy readers, and they would never have picked up a book with an urban fantasist's name on the cover, but then they go on to read my urban fantasy and like it. Seanan McGuire name never book people The Emmy that I lost, and I can't remember his name, I lost to the man who did the Olympics. So, it was great to lose to him. It's the Olympics. Sheila E. name great man remember In Harlem, Facebook was big. Kids would make Facebook 'families,' where they would change their last name on Facebook and have the same last name as their friends. I had this girl I was talking to, and she changed her last name to West, so I changed mine to West, too. It wasn't until later that I took the 't' off. Sheck Wes name friends girl change Skylar is my first name and Astin is my middle name, and my real last name is Lipstein. When I was 15, I think my first agent just kind of did it for me. I'm not ashamed, I'm not embarrassed, but she said it was just less specific to one thing and she kind of chopped it off. But forever to my friends I will be Skylar Lipstein. Skylar Astin name think me friends There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer's attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who's already purchased Book B. Sonny Mehta name support book way The name came about from me just closing my eyes and sticking a pen on a map of South Africa. St. Lucia was the fifth place that the pen landed on. St. Lucia name eyes place me Action without a name, a 'who' attached to it, is meaningless. St. Jerome without name who action I eventually thought of SpongeBob, but he needed a last name - SquarePants came to mind. Stephen Hillenburg name last thought mind It's not like I think: 'By the age of 40 I've got to be an international household name.' When the opportunity to perform comes up, then I'll take it. It's really good fun. But because I don't crave the attention or the buzz, it's not like I'm desperate for it. Stephen Merchant name good age opportunity When I was a teenager, I met a comedian who I admired, and he was very rude to me. That's why when people come up to me I try not to be rude. I don't want to name who he is, but it really put me off watching his stuff since. Stephen Merchant name me rude people I wrote two novels about a yoga studio in Los Angeles published by Penguin under the pen name Rain Mitchell. Stephen McCauley pen name rain two I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh. Steve Aoki name new work love The IndyMac name had a lot of brand recognition - maybe for the wrong reasons, but there was recognition. Steve Mnuchin brand wrong name recognition A lot of the idealism of the Sixties was spot on, from the environmentalism to the war to the Civil Rights movement, the women's rights movement, you name it. Steven Van Zandt name you women war It's not cool to have your name in print when it's not the truth. Steven Sinofsky name your cool truth Microtargeting, as its name implies, is a way to identify small but crucial groups of voters who might be won over to a given side, and which messages would do the trick. Steven Levy name over small way «1234567891011»