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I could have just received royalty checks every month by lending my name to a collection, but I didn't want to do that. My name is a reflection of me.

Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose.

There are names I do not want mentioned in my home.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

I'm a very hands-on person; I don't just want to give my name to something and not be a big part of it.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Don't name it, as they say, because instantly you offer it to this peculiar authority.

Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.