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• I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was Einstein.

  Lucy Hawking

  School, Class, Classmates

  "Q & A: Stephen Hawking and daughter Lucy". Today Interview, www.today.com. November 2, 2007.

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• I got the nickname Spitfire for a reason - I burned inside to play volleyball.

  Summer Altice

  Inspirational, Funny, Volleyball

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• All people who have reached the point of becoming nations tend to despise foreigners, but there is not much doubt that the English-speaking races are the worst offenders. One can see this from the fact that as soon as they become fully aware of any foreign race they invent an insulting nickname for it.

  George Orwell

  Race, Racism, People

  George Orwell, Keith Gessen (2009). “All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays”, p.24, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs.

  Richard Simmons

  Song, Jukebox

  Twitter post from Dec 04, 2014

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• My nickname was Skinabo - skin and bones.

  Ellen Barkin

  Skins, Skin And Bones, Bones

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• People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. It was a scandal that a breed of fearless and sinister people ran around freely, so they attached a nickname and a myth to these people to get even with them, to make up for the many times they had felt afraid.

  Hermann Hesse

  Character, People, Fearless

  "Demian". Book by Hermann Hesse, p. 123, 1919.

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• The only nickname I've ever had is Merlin, like the magician. I don't know why.

  Tim Duncan

  Magician, Knows

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

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• A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth.

  Joseph Conrad

  Records, Body, May

  Joseph Conrad (2016). “Nostromo”, p.241, Joseph Conrad

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• Carrot Top is a nickname that people call me and I thought that it was more marketable.

  Carrot Top

  People, Carrots, Call Me

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• They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.

  Thomas Holcomb

  Military, Marine, Atmosphere

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• My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.

  Satchel Paige

  Sports, Feet, Bigs

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• I'm an unorthodox type of guy, a funny guy - at least I think I'm funny. And one of the things I like to do is come up with nicknames for myself.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Funny, Thinking, Guy

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• The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers.

  Marshall McLuhan

  Humorous, Blow, Men

  Understanding Media (1964) p. 32

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• I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.

  Vanessa Hudgens

  Hate, Years, Parent

  FaceBook post by Vanessa Hudgens from Aug 18, 2012

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• You know what's funny is that I have this ongoing relationship with the city of Washington D.C. I went to George Washington University, and my nickname was K-Dub - based on G-Dub - and I'm now on the board of trustees at George Washington University.

  Kerry Washington

  Cities, Boards, Ongoing

  "Scandal's Kerry Washington Reveals the Warning She Gave Her Publicist (and Her Major Cupcake Obsession!)" by Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. April 12, 2012.

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• Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

  Charles Alexander Eastman

  Religious, Names, Symbolic Meaning

  Charles Alexander Eastman, Michael Oren Fitzgerald (2007). “The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World”, p.14, World Wisdom, Inc

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• I don't have any nicknames.

  Sally Ride

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• Ronnie's new nickname is IFF. The I'm F*%ked Foundation. He's a client and the president!

  Pauly D

  President, Foundation, Keds

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• It's a badge of honor to have your name called by Trump and be made a nickname.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Names, Honor, Made

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.

  John Legend

  Names, Calling, Legends

  "John Legend Reflects On His Early Days - When Kanye West Was Opening For 'Him'". Interview with John Ochoa, www.mtv.com. August 21, 2008.

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• My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.

  James Franco

  Teacher, School, Years

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• Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

  Fate, Names

  "Poor Boys Who Became Great". Book by S. F. Smith, 1888.

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• Alexander the Great, who said on his wedding night, It's only a nickname. Never got a dinner!

  Red Buttons

  Night, Dinner, Said

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• When I was a kid, my nickname was Mr. Baseball. Because of the stitches.

  Emo Philips

  Baseball, Kids, Stitches

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• My nickname is The Fonz. My sister Lori nicknamed me it when I was younger and it stuck.

  Nicole Appleton

  My Sister, Stuck

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. November 18, 2006.

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