Aptronyms Quotes

#1. One of my lifelong hobbies has been to collect 'aptronyms' - the newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams's term for people whose names were curiously appropriate to, or provided ironic comment on, their occupations.

Timothy Noah

#2. Programmes like the BES are what make the difference between a good university & one that is truly outstanding. I believe this programme will be invaluable for the future sustainability of Singapore and the region; perhaps even the world, if others follow our lead.

Geh Min

#3. I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.

Roger Goodell

#4. I have no political ambitions whatsoever. My ambitions are all about what XL can become.

Mike McGavick

#5. We are very excited about welcoming a new member of the family, a daughter!

Michael Weatherly

#6. You are a coward,' she said, and with that one word wrote a denunciation, a biography, and a prophecy.

Anthony Marra

#7. It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely binjured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.

Anonymous

#8. We love what we love and who
we love who we love and why
we love why we love and find
a falling shoelace knotted and strung
between the fingers of strangers

Kami Garcia