“Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.”
Thomas Paine
“Washington is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" because it sounds better than "The Incessant Nagging Drizzle State."”
Dave Barry
“No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I used to be the fastest telegram messenger boy in all Fresno. My nickname was "Speed." Finally, I said, "Take back your nickname. This pace is killing me." Anyway, I still write fast -- it's my impatient Armenian nature. I'm keen to find out how my plots end, and if I write faster I'll find out sooner.”
William Saroyan
“Chance is a nickname of Providence”
Chamfort
“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
“I've never nicknamed anyone Cyclops.”
Ken Bassett
