If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names. —Elaine Gill More about this quote Tags: history power feminism men quotation gender names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “names” They certainly give very strange names to diseases. —Plato More about this quote Tags: disease names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email When composer Igor Stravinsky was fifty-seven, he settled in the United States and a year later decided to apply for American citizenship. He made an appointment to see the appropriate official. At his first interview the official asked the famous composer his name. "Stra-vin-sky," he replied, speaking each syllable distinctly. "You could change it, you know," suggested the official. —Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: change USA names citizenship Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? —Lily Tomlin More about this quote Tags: wonder language feet anatomy names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
They certainly give very strange names to diseases. —Plato More about this quote Tags: disease names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When composer Igor Stravinsky was fifty-seven, he settled in the United States and a year later decided to apply for American citizenship. He made an appointment to see the appropriate official. At his first interview the official asked the famous composer his name. "Stra-vin-sky," he replied, speaking each syllable distinctly. "You could change it, you know," suggested the official. —Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: change USA names citizenship Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? —Lily Tomlin More about this quote Tags: wonder language feet anatomy names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email