“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."” ThinkingGivingLongI CanEnoughMomentsTogetherRememberValuesMemoriesQualityHonorRight NowMessagesMy FriendsSeasonsCalmCommunicateChristmasOur TimeHolidayFinestPausesContributingGood MemoriesHoliday Season Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“Tsars and slaves, the intelligent and the obtuse, publicans and pharisees all have an identical legal and moral right to honor the memory of the deceased as they see fit, without regard for anyone else's opinion and without the fear of hindering one another.” MemoriesMoralOpinionHonorFitIntelligentRegardSlaveIdenticalDeceasedPharisees Author:Anton Chekhov
“True, more than a half of the green graves in the Grafton cemetery are marked "Unknown," and sometimes it occurs that one thinks of the contradiction involved in "honoring the memory" of him of whom no memory remains to honor; but the attempt seems to do no great harm to the living, even to the logical.” ThinkingSometimesSeemsMemoriesHalfHonorInvolvedRemainsGreenHarmGravesContradictionLogicalCemeteryNo Memory Book:Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce Source: Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce
“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.” YearsWellsImportantMemoriesInspiringHonorGratitudeTroopsCeremonyMemorialMemorial DayLive Well Author:Jennifer Granholm
“I don't know your story or your dreams or the things that steal your sleep, but I know they matter. I hope you story is rich with characters, rich with friends and conversation. I hope you know some people who carry you, and I hope you have the honor of carrying them. I hope that there's beauty in your memories, and I hope it doesn't haunt you. And if it does, then I hope there is someone who will walk you through the night and remind you of the promise of the sunrise, that beauty keeps coming, that there are futures worth waiting and fighting for, and that you were made to dream.” PeopleIfsKnowsDoeMadeMatterCharacterStoriesDreamNightFightingWaitingMemoriesSleepWalksRichHonorPromiseConversationStealingYour DreamsSunriseOur Memories Author:Jamie Tworkowski
“When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career.” WorldKindMadeI CanImportantWantedMotherOpportunityWinningGivenMemoriesCareersHappenedHonorUnderstoodCommitmentGoldImportant ThingsChampionBeing The BestSkatingPassed AwayWorld ChampionsMother Passed Away Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.” WayShouldWarEndsStatesMemoriesUnitedUnited StatesHonorDiedSevenThis DayMemorialMemorial DayIdiocyThose Who Have Died Author:Andy Rooney
“And my first item on each day's list is this: Wake up. If I can check that off, I've already done something and can get on with the business of living and trying to honor the memory of those I love who are no longer here.” IfsTryingFirstsI CanDoneMemoriesHonorWake UpListsChecksEach DayItems Author:Will Schwalbe