“All things are defined by names. Change the name, and you change the thing.”

“...by the time you've finished naming a thing, it has already changed and the name you gave it no longer defines it exactly...”

“Useful thing a warrant. Murder and theft change their names if you have one.”

“They say that nameless things change constantly -that names fix them in place like pins. But without a name, a thing isn't quite real either.”

“Yossarian decided to change the subject. "Now you're changing the subject." he pointed out diplomatically. "I'll bet I can name two things to be miserable about for every one you can name to be thankful for.”

“Just let your light shine! That's about all you have to do. One of the things that this far-out righteous cat named Krishnamarti says is that you don't change the world, you change yourself. The world is a projection of yourself and you change the world around you.... That's how the world gets changed. (Gridley)”