“Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.” FirstsMeanRememberMemoriesSeeingFirst Time Book:This Business of Living Source: This Business of Living
“Well I loved Little League; so all the memories are pretty fond but I broke my thumb. That wasn't a lot of fun. I think probably the first time I pitched [I started out as a first baseman] and the first game I pitched in Little League, I struck out 10 batters. I had a curve ball a little early [laughs]. You're not really supposed to have one when you're 12, but I did, so I first game I struck out 10 batters. That's possibly my fondest memory.” ThinkingFirstsWellsLittlesGamesFunMemoriesLaughingFirst TimeBallsBrokeLeagueCurvesThumbsLittle League Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“When the memory of one's predecessors is buried, the assumption persists that there were none and each generation of women believes itself to be faced with the burden of doing everything for the first time. And if no one ever did it beforewhy do we think we can succeed now?” IfsThinkingFirstsBelieveMemoriesHistoryGenerationsSucceedFirst TimeBurdenAssumptionBuriedPersistPredecessors Author:Joanna Russ
“The images are visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic. They aren't laid down on the same tracks as thought. And sometimes, when they return to you, it is as if you feel them for the very first time. Memory lives on in the details, like the color of a room, a tone of a voice, the touch of a child, the smell of a man.” IfsMenFeelsFirstsChildrenSometimesVoiceMemoriesRoomsColorReturnFirst TimeTrackDetailsSmellToneVisualsAuditory Author:Martha Manning
“And I saw for the first time how, despite the isolation of our own lives, we are always connected to our ancestors; our bodies hold the memories of those who came before us, whether it is the features we inherit or a disposition that is etched into our soul.” FirstsSoulBodyMemoriesSawsFirst TimeConnectedDespiteFeaturesIsolationAncestorDispositionThose Who Came Before Us Book:The Lost Wife Source: The Lost Wife
“People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people.” PeopleFirstsYoungMemoriesTalkingHeardFirst TimeHeavyShouldersLoadGood MemoriesHeavy LoadsTonks Author:Mick Jagger
“When I did "Top of the Pops" for the first time, Ace of Base was one of the other bands, and I have a memory of them on a small stage next to me in the TV studio. A memory of their performance is burned into my mind. Seared.” MindFirstsNextMemoriesStageTvsBandFirst TimePerformancesStudiosPopsBurnedAces Author:Beck