Best Memories Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“My earliest memories are doing commercials and TV.”

“Of course you have memories, and these memories are convincing. But it's really at the moment when I write them down - when I write about my relationship with that Japanese boy in Ni d'Eve, Ni d'Adam - that they reach a degree of reality which is incandescent, that I've really conquered a story, understood it and feel that it is really part of me.”

Feels Writing Moments Stories Reality Courses Memories Boys Degrees Understood Adam Convincing

Author:Amelie Nothomb

“I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me.”

Enough Process Memories Poor Findings Very Good Artificial Examination Enough Time Exam Follow Up Poor Memory

Author:Paul Nurse

“I guess the painkillers wipe out your memory along with your ethics.”

Memories Ethics Wipe Our Memories Painkillers

Book:The Worst Person In the World: And 202 Strong Contenders

Source: The Worst Person In the World: And 202 Strong Contenders

“Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. It's like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes.”

Firsts Eye Memories Grief Dog Tears Moon Notes Wave Sunlight Sleepers Jingles Dog Food Saboteurs

Author:Meghan O'Rourke

“Once a popular Alaska governor with a modest record of accomplishment, Palin could conceivably revive her reputation in this era of short memories. But it's hard to imagine her name atop the GOP ballot in 2016, when a cast of heavyweights who sat out 2012 will be vying for the nomination.”

Hard Names Memories Records Imagine Casts Reputation Eras Accomplishment Sat Governors Modest Alaska Ballots Palin Nominations Revive Gop Heavyweights Short Memory

Author:Ron Fournier

“I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.”

Character Use Memories Fire Special Singing Syllables Special Things

Author:Sinead O'Connor

“All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.”

Done Enough Moments Can Do Memories Roles Muscles Muscle Memory

Author:Josh Peck

“Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of fireworks going off. I knew that I was in Richmond. I knew that I was a college student. But I thought people were shooting at me.”

People School Remember Memories Powerful Students College Smell Noise Shooting Fourth Remember When July Fireworks College Students Richmond

Author:Kevin Powers

“I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School.”

School Fall Church Memories Grades Elementary School Madison Grades In School

Author:Jim Fowler

“In a memoir, I think, the contract implies a certain degree of truth. I think you have to be as true to your memory and your experience as you possibly can.”

Thinking Certain Memories Degrees Memoir Contracts Our Memories

Author:David Leavitt

“I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!”

People Thinking Feels I Can Memories Actresses Forgiven Short Memory

Author:Diane Lane

“Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?”

People Littles Two War Kids Three Bits Parent Memories Poor Wife Thousand Little Bit Died Soldier Zero Entitled Poor People Ground Zero

Author:Carl Paladino

“There are lot memories to take home but the most emotional moment has been when I was touching down in New Delhi. Tears rolled down when I saw the red soil in Delhi from the plane.”

Has Beens Moments Home Memories Saws Tears Emotional Red Planes Soil Touching Delhi

Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar

“No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!”

Matter Memories Where We Come

Author:Madeleine Peyroux

“The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.”

World Important Past Form Felt Memories Cases Cups France Championship Injured World Cup Great Memories

Author:Michel Patini

“I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful.”

Wells Stills Action Memories Alive Grew Type Grew Up Racism South Painful Sexism Homophobia Words And Actions

Author:Pauley Perrette

“The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will.”

Sports Memories Fans Dollars Entertainment Loyalty Nfl Enterprise Good Will Good Memories Sports Fan Family Memories

Author:Wendell Pierce

“I'm horrible at quoting movies! Even my very favorites are not easily recalled or programmed to memory. When people start movie quoting around me, I'm that person who just smiles and then looks up the reference later.”

People Looks Persons Memories Horrible Look Up Just Smile Quoting Quoting Movies

Author:Ashley Rickards

“I write in a rush of memory.”

Writing Memories

Author:Brent Runyon

“My earliest memory is seeing Michael Jackson in Melbourne with my sister when I was about ten. I still have this souvenir stick with a glove that would light up and make a peace sign in a bunch of different colors. I'm so happy my mom didn't throw that out.”

Stills Different Light Memories Seeing Color Mom Ten Sticks My Mom Bunch My Sister Gloves Light Up Souvenirs Different Colors Melbourne Peace Sign

Author:Emilie de Ravin

“I've been very fortunate in the things I've had in my life. But, at the same time, I wish I had the same types of memories as everyone else.”

Wish Memories Type Fortunate

Author:Alfonso Ribeiro

“I should remember more, and I have a pretty good memory.”

Should Remember Memories Good Memories

Author:Cesar Romero

“I have this horrific thing where I'm really bad with names and faces. I have an appalling memory. Someone will come up to me in the street and go, 'Eddie!', and I'll try and give myself time by going into overdrive, 'Hey, hi! Nice to see you!' and start a whole conversation because I can't distinguish between who I know and who I don't.”

Knows Giving Trying I Can Whole Faces Names Memories Nice Streets Conversation Come Up Hey Because I Can Horrific Overdrive Nice To See You

Author:Eddie Redmayne

“My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry.”

Country Memories

Author:Lionel Richie

“Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.”

Way Mind Body Memories Conscious Your Body Subtle Selective Words You Say

Author:Phylicia Rashad

“You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory' before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.”

Ifs Knows Trying Done Whole Moments Dream Games Memories Whole Life That Moment

Author:Wayne Rooney

“Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with someone.”

Stories Past Memories Our Past

Author:John Slattery

“In the past, people have looked at photos as a record of memory. The focus has been on the past tense. With Instagram, the focus is on the present tense.”

People Has Beens Past Memories Records Focus Tense Instagram Present Tense

Author:Kevin Systrom

“Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbour and playing in the beautiful parks.”

Beautiful Water Memories Growing Up Growing Walking Beach Islands Parks Australia Harbors

Author:Tammin Sursok

“I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself.”

Ifs Memories Exceptional

Author:Alan Sugar

“An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.”

“Through the experience of memory, you recall what you have done, and you therefore attach yourself to it and perceive yourself through prior experience.”

Done Memories Awareness Buddhism Perceive Recalls

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Stills Self Bigs Remember Memories Wind Reader Findings Our Family Theme Vivid Incidents Our Memories Saga Self Contained

Book:Writing about Your Life: A Journey Into the Past

Source: Writing about Your Life: A Journey Into the Past

“My earliest memory is learning to read 'Muffin the Mule' when I was about three.”

Three Memories Mules Learning To Read Muffins

Author:Mark E. Smith

“I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies.”

Memories Building Cubs Great Memories

Author:Ryne Sandberg

“You tell me: Can you live crushed under the weight of the present? Without a memory of the past and without the desire to look ahead to the future by building something, a future, a family? Can you go on like this? This, to me, is the most urgent problem that the Church is facing.”

Looks Problem Past Desire Church Memories Building Goes On Weight Urgent Crushed Past Memories Building Something

Author:Pope Francis

“If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.”

Ifs Want Helping Christian Past Memories Clear Safe Areas Tradition Past Memories

Author:Pope Francis

“For me, clothing is nothing without the story behind it. Everything I own evokes some kind of memory.”

Kind Stories Memories Behinds Clothings Evoke

Author:Rachael Taylor

“Memory works according to meaning, and when something is important to you, the Google in your brain brings it forward all of a sudden.”

Important Memories Brain Google

Author:Stephen Tobolowsky

“Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.”

Would Be Memories My Family Restaurants

Author:Alexander Wang

“As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use of experiences immediately as they happened. I needed to let things fester in my memory, mature and transmogrify into something meaningful.”

Way Writing Made Use Memories Fiction Happened Needed My Family Meaningful Novelists Mature Writing Fiction

Author:Ayelet Waldman

“The actual, original 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,' I have vague memories of because I was pretty small, but I loved, loved, loved it. I have only those weird, visceral little-kid memories: I remember the extreme flat, two dimensional green that was their skin or the weird pizza with no sauce - it was just like yellow, drippy cheese.”

“If you meditate your mind will become razor sharp. Your memory and retention will be superb. New talents and abilities will begin to unfold. You will become younger each day, yet wiser.”

Ifs Mind Memories Ability Meditation Talent Buddhism Each Day Wiser Our Memories Razors Superb Retention Talents And Abilities New Talent

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Everything becomes agitated. Ideas quick-march into motion like battalions of a grand army to its legendary fighting ground, and the battle rages. Memories charge in, bright flags on high; the cavalry of metaphor deploys with a magnificent gallop; the artillery of logic rushes up with clattering wagons and cartridges; on imagination's orders, sharpshooters sight and fire; forms and shapes and characters rear up; the paper is spread with ink - for the nightly labor begins and ends with torrents of this black water, as a battle opens and concludes with black powder.”

“I think one of the finest gifts I can give my friends in the holiday season is to pause with a long enough quality to actually SEE them. My calm, unhurried presence communicates this gift of a message, "I see you. I recognize you. I remember our times of together and am contributing right now to another quality memory. I value you and honor and take the time, right this moment to pause long enough to truly notice you."”

“Those who have no mental vigilance, Though they may hear the teachings, ponder them or meditate, With minds like water seeping from a leaking jug, Their learning will not settle in their memories.”

Mind May Wisdom Water Memories Teaching Settling Pondering Vigilance Jugs

Author:Shantideva

“I take every opportunity to articulate to others the ways that they have blessed and influenced me. I hold sweet memories of making the opportunity to thank teachers who have influenced me. I encourage everyone to seize opportunities to tell people who have made a gift of knowledge or influence.”

People Way Made Opportunity Memories Teacher Influence Sweet Encouragement Blessed Seize The Opportunity Sweet Memories

Author:Mary Anne Radmacher

“A life rooted deeply lives and grows in memory.”

Grows Memories Rooted Good Memories

Author:Mary Anne Radmacher

“We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned.”

Knows Has Beens Memories Christianity Tradition Spread Accuracy

Author:Kenneth Scott Latourette

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