“I remember when the Titanic sank in 1912, it was the ship that was supposed to be unsinkable. The only thing it ever did was sink. When it took off from England, all kinds of passengers were aboard - millionaires, celebrities, people of moderate means, and poor folks down in the steerage. But a few hours later when they put the list in the Cunard office in New York, it carried only two categories - lost and saved. Grim tragedy had leveled all distinctions.” PeopleKindMeanTwoChristianRememberLostHoursPoorNew YorkOfficeTragedyEnglandFolksListsChristian InspirationalSavedShipsAll KindsSupposed To BeDistinctionCategoriesRemember WhenModeratesMillionaireGrimPassengers Author:Vance Havner
“Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?” DoeRememberChanceFiveMissingFootballEnglandVideoManagersSoccerScoreTapeYardsScotlandChairman Author:Berti Vogts
“The New World's sons from England's breast we drew Such milk as bids remember whence we came, Proud of her past wherefrom our future grew, This window we inscribe with Raleigh's fame.” WorldPastRememberSonGrewProudFameWindowEnglandBreastsOur FutureMilkNew WorldRemember WhenRaleigh Author:James Russell Lowell
“Everybody in Argentina can remember the hand of God in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope.” WorldCountryHandsRememberEnglandCupsPopeWorld CupArgentinaHands Of God Author:Diego Maradona
“Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to hunt for sneakers when I DJ'd in Japan. But then Nike flooded the market with a head-spinning array of color combinations and it just didn't seem cool anymore.” HardSeemsRememberUsedDiesFansColorEnglandBlueCombinationJapanHuntingOrangeHuntsSpinningDjsSneakersNikeKnicks Author:Mark Ronson
“I remember going to him (Richard England) and saying, “You know, how come you don't give me any parts?” I did Raymonda and a couple of other nice parts, but mostly he was giving a lot of parts to the other girls. He said, “Those girls are short and they're not going to get into ABT, but I think you are going to get into ABT. I think you're going dance later, so I'm not worried about you.”” ThinkingKnowsGivingSaidRememberGirlKnow HowNiceCoupleGive MeEnglandWorriedOther Girl Author:Susan Jaffe
“Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.” FirstsRememberEnglandRemainsBritainImmigrantsObscureBarbarians Book:Tacitus on Britain and Germany: a translation of the Agricola and the Germania Source: Tacitus on Britain and Germany: a translation of the Agricola and the Germania
“I kind of was shoveled onto a boat at 11 and went to England. I didn't have any parent watching over me. It was very free and may have been a bit of a scary time for me, but I really don't remember much about the voyage apart from playing ping-pong a lot with a couple friends.” KindMayHas BeensRememberBitsParentCoupleEnglandScaryBoatVoyagesPingPing Pong Author:Michael Ondaatje
“When I was asked to write a message for your brochure I gladly accepted as I remember my first school tour of England was Wales. The experience proved extremely useful in my development of a cricketer.” WritingFirstsSchoolRememberDevelopmentMessagesEnglandAcceptedWalesCricketersBrochures Author:Graeme Smith
“He will be England captain one day. Jack Wilshere is a real leader. I saw how he spoke with the referee and the other players [against Denmark]. It is difficult to find someone so young with such a big personality. I remember two defenders, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, and one attacker, Raul, but for personality and confidence on the pitch he is the best young midfielder I have seen for his age.” TwoRealBigsAgeRememberYoungDifficultLeaderSawsPlayerPersonalityOne DayEnglandSpokesCaptainsDefendersRefereeDenmarkFrancoMidfieldersMaldini Author:Fabio Capello
“One of the first big bubbles, of course, was the huge and horrible South Sea Bubble in England. And the aftermath was interesting. Many of you probably don't remember what happened after the South Sea Bubble, which caused an enormous financial contraction, and a lot of pain. They banned publicly traded stock in England for decades.” FirstsBigsPainRememberCoursesInterestingHappenedSeaHugeEnglandSouthFinancialDecadesEnormousHorribleBubblesBannedAftermathContractions Author:Charlie Munger
“Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.” WantBelieveRememberUnitedTeamBeatsAdvantageEnglandUnfairManchesterArsenalChelseaManchester UnitedUnfair Advantage Author:Frank Lampard
“Both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones broke on the music scene the summer I was in England. I can vividly remember hearing She Loves You in August 1963.” I CanRememberLove YouSceneSummerStonesEnglandHearingBrokeRollingAugustRolling Stones Author:Gordon Lightfoot
“I remember when I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I thought Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the greatest writers, because I felt I knew Sherlock Holmes. He existed to me. When I went to England the first thing I did was go to Baker Street to look for his house. I think you've got to try to make all of your characters as empathetic and realistic as possible.” ThinkingTryingFirstsLooksCharacterKidsRememberHouseFeltStreetsEnglandRealisticRemember WhenHolmesArthurBakersEmpatheticConanBaker Street Author:Stan Lee
“I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven; I was just obsessed with music and clothes. Just like a lot of people in England from my generation.” PeopleFirstsI CanSometimesAgeRememberGenerationsTenClothesFirst TimeEnglandObsessedShirtsJeansT ShirtElevenMy Generation Author:Paul Weller
“They crashed the front door and grabbed at a woman, though she was not running, she was not trying to escape. She was only standing, weaving from side to side, her eyes fixed upon a nothingness in the wall as if they had struck her a terrible blow upon the head. Her tongue was moving in her mouth, and her eyes seemed to be trying to remember something, and then they remembered and her tongue moved again: "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” IfsMenTryingPlayLightEyeRunningRememberMovingSidesGraceDoorsFrontsMastersWallTerribleMouthsStandingEnglandMovedBlowTongueRememberedFixedThis DayCandleNothingnessHer EyesGod's GraceMoving InWeavingFront DoorsRemember Something Book:Fahrenheit 451 Source: Fahrenheit 451
“Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.” KnowsShouldReasonRememberGuyThreeDarkBoysKingsProveEnglandBlowRingsBurningReason WhyScorePlotNo ReasonBellsProvidenceFifthNovemberTreasonBarrelsPowderLanternsGunpowderFawkesOld England Author:Alan Moore
“We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not from the King of England, not from the judiciary, not from government at all, but from God. The keystone of our system of popular sovereignty is the recognition, as the Declaration acknowledges, that 'all men are created equal' and 'endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.' Religion and God are no alien to our system of government, they're integral to it.” MenShouldGovernmentRememberCertainRightsKingsEqualEnglandIndependenceHistoricalCreatorRecognitionAliensAcknowledgeDocumentsDeclarationSovereigntyDeclaration Of IndependenceExplicitJudiciaryKeystonesSystems Of GovernmentUnalienable RightsPopular Sovereignty Author:Mark Levin
“When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.” RememberParentMusicEnglandJazzRadioBrokeDisapproval Author:Jeff Beck
“When I was 15, I left school to start a magazine, and it became a success because I wouldn't take no for an answer. I remember banging on James Baldwin's door to ask for an interview when he came to England. Then I got Jean-Paul Sartre's home phone number and asked him to contribute. If I'd been 30, he might have said no, but I was a 15-year-old with passion and he was charmed. Making money was always just a side product of having a good time and creating things nobody'd seen before.” IfsYearsSaidHomeMightSchoolRememberSuccessPassionAsksLeftSidesAnswersNumbersDoorsProductsCreatingEnglandPhonesMagazinesMaking MoneyInterviewsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeBangingCharmedPhone NumbersCreating ThingsPaul Sartre Author:Richard Branson
“I love Dylan. I only met him once, about three years ago, back at the Kettle of Fish on MacDougal Street. That was before I went to England. I think both of us were pretty drunk at the time, so he probably doesn’t remember it.” ThinkingYearsRememberThreeStreetsMetsYears AgoEnglandFishesDrunkThree YearsDylanKettles Author:Jimi Hendrix
“Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn't noticed the change, I'd been having such a ball!” HomeRememberHalfDadBallsEnglandMy DadSkeletons Author:Paul McCartney
“[Polythene Pam] was me, remembering a little event with a woman in Jersey, and a man who was England's answer to Allen Ginsberg, who gave us our first exposure - this is so long - you can't deal with all this. You see, everything triggers amazing memories. I met him when we were on tour and he took me back to his apartment and I had a girl and he had one he wanted me to meet. He said she dressed up in polythene, which she did. She didn't wear jackboots and kilts, I just sort of elaborated. Perverted sex in a polythene bag. Just looking for something to write about.” MenWritingFirstsLittlesLongSaidWantedRememberGirlSexMemoriesAnswersDealsEventsMetsDrugEnglandBagsApartmentExposureJerseyTriggersDressed UpGinsbergKilts Author:John Lennon
“Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England.” WorldLooksRememberConscienceEnglandTheatreRealms Author:Mary, Queen of Scots
“So . . . I feel in regard to this aged England . . . pressed upon by transitions of trade and . . . competing populations,-I see her not dispirited, not weak, but well remembering that she has seen dark days before;-indeed, with a kind of instinct that she sees a little better in a cloudy day, and that, in storm of battle and calamity, she has a secret vigor and a pulse like a cannon.” FeelsWellsKindLittlesRememberDarkSecretKindnessBattleWeakEnglandRegardTradeInstinctPopulationStormTransitionCompetingCalamityPulseVigorCannonsCloudyDark DaysCloudy Day Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson