“The suicide bombers who struck London on 7 July 2005 killed 52 innocent people and wounded hundreds more. All of them must live with their memories. And the rest of us will always remember where we were when we heard that London had been hit by the worst terrorist attack in its history.” PeopleRememberMemoriesHeardWorstSuicideLondonTerroristInnocentWoundedJulyTerrorist AttacksBombersSuicide Bombers Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.” IfsHeartLittlesSoulAbleChristMemoriesHeardMereRepeatsSermons Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“For all our penny-wisdom, for all our soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted that all men have sublime thoughts; that all men value the few real hours of life; they love to be heard; they love to be caught up into the vision of principles. We mark with light in the memory the few interviews we have had, in the dreary years of routine and of sin, with souls that made our souls wiser; that spoke what we thought; that told us what we knew; that gave us leave to be what we only were.” MenYearsMadeRealSoulCharacterLightValuesHoursMemoriesSinVisionPrinciplesHeardHabitMarkSlaveryCaughtInterviewsSpokesRoutineDestroyingWiserSublimeCaught UpPenniesDoubtedDreary Book:Essays and Lectures Source: Essays and Lectures
“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.” InspirationHappinessWishMemoriesInspiringHeardHealthDefinitionsLife And LoveVery TrueShort Memory Author:Audrey Hepburn
“It is natural to want to forget, Anna, when everyday is a brimful of sadness. But those souls also forgot those that they had loved. You do not want that, surely? I have heard some preach that God wants us to forget the dead, but I cannot believe so. I think He gives us precious recollections so that we may not be parted entirely from those He has given us to love. You must cherish your memories of your babes, Anna, until you see them again in Heaven.” ThinkingWantGivingBelieveMaySoulGivenHeavenNaturalMemoriesForgetHeardSadnessLove YouEverydayCherishWant UOur MemoriesRecollectionBabeAnna Author:Geraldine Brooks
“I've heard people in the Middle East tell me that the most inspiring thing for them as people struggling against dictatorship in the Middle East is the memory of the civil rights movement.” PeopleMemoriesStruggleRightsHeardMiddleMovementEastCivil RightsMiddle EastDictatorshipCivil Rights MovementMost Inspiring Author:Peter Beinart
“I have no memory for things I have learned, nor things I have read, nor things experienced or heard, neither for people nor events; I feel that I have experienced nothing, learned nothing, that I actually know less than the average schoolboy, and that what I do know is superficial, and that every second question is beyond me. I am incapable of thinking deliberately; my thoughts run into a wall. I can grasp the essence of things in isolation, but I am quite incapable of coherent, unbroken thinking. I can't even tell a story properly; in fact, I can scarcely talk.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsI CanFactsStoriesRunningMemoriesHeardEventsWallEssenceAverageIsolationI Have LearnedIncapableSuperficialMy ThoughtsEvery SecondUnbrokenNo Memory Author:Franz Kafka
“I was brought up on choirs and brass bands. They formed the music of my childhood. When I heard the Treorchy Male Choir at the Royal Variety Performance it brought back such happy memories. You have your own eminent place in the history of British music. You stand for excellence in a great tradition and your work for charity is both an example and an inspiration.” InspirationMemoriesHeardChildhoodExampleBandTraditionPerformancesExcellenceCharityMalesBritishVarietyRoyalChoirBrassHappy MemoriesBrass BandsBritish Music Author:Michael Parkinson
“I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now that what impressed me and stayed with me in memory was - the sounds he made. He played so purely. The music seemed to come from him, not just the instrument he played with such mastery.” MadePlaySoundRealizingMemoriesHeardStageInstrumentsMasteryImpressedGoodman Author:Marian Seldes
“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