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
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
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
They certainly give very strange names to diseases. —Plato More about this quote Tags: disease names Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email