“Grief is like the wake behind a boat. It starts out as a huge wave that follows close behind you and is big enough to swamp and drown you if you suddenly stop moving forward. But if you do keep moving, the big wake will eventually dissipate. And after a long time, the waters of your life get calm again, and that is when the memories of those who have left begin to shine as bright and as enduring as the stars above.” IfsLongEnoughBigsMovingLeftStarsWaterMemoriesGriefBehindsHugeLong TimeShiningEndureCalmWaveMoving ForwardBoatKeep MovingBehind YouSwamps Author:Jimmy Buffett
“Some wonder why I have such a feeling of concern over the imposition of the death penalty. I ask those who wonder how would you feel if you defended a man charged with murder, who was as innocent as any hon. member in this House at this very moment, who was convicted; whose appeal was dismissed, who was executed; and six months later the star witness for the Crown admitted that he, himself, had committed the murder and blamed it on the accused? That experience will never be effaced from my memory.” IfsMenFeelsMomentsFeelingsAsksHouseStarsMemoriesWonderMonthsMembersSixConcernMurderCommittedInnocentWitnessAppealsCrownsPenaltiesSix MonthsAccusedDeath PenaltyImposition Author:John Diefenbaker
“Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.” StarsMemoriesPossessionTransient Book:Fear of Fifty Source: Fear of Fifty
“Thoughts are like stars in the firmament; some are fixed, others like the wandering planets, others again are only like meteors. Understanding is like the Sun, which gives light to all the thoughts. Memory is like the Moon, it hath its new, its full and its wane.” GivingLightStarsUnderstandingMemoriesSunPlanetsMoonWanderFixedFirmamentMeteors Author:Margaret Cavendish
“The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed.” StarsMemoriesDarkForeverVisibleAffectedGravityTwinsEvidentConcealedTrajectoryOdds And Ends Book:O Source: O
“My earliest memories are of watching Star Trek and MASH while my parents barbecued chicken in the back yard. I was an American kid, through and through.” KidsStarsParentMemoriesChickensYards Author:Mohsin Hamid
“David Epstein, the author of the best book on athletics in recent memory - "The Sports Gene" - wrote to me to say that he thinks I'm being overly generous. He points out that, for years, there used to be an "all-star challenge" on television, in which the best professional athletes from a variety of sports competed in a kind of makeshift decathlon.” ThinkingYearsKindBookUsedStarsSportsChallengesMemoriesTelevisionAthleteUsed To BeVarietyGenerousGenesAthleticsProfessional AthleteAll StarsDecathlon Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“A sister is the cure for swollen heads and ego trips. One may a star, a Chief Executive-famous and rich and beautiful. But one's sister has the family photo album. And a long, long memory. And a tendency to wink at one on Top Occasions.” MayLongBeautifulStarsMemoriesRichEgoAlbumsTendenciesCuresChiefsOccasionsExecutivesSisterhoodSwollenChief ExecutivesEgo TripFamily Photo Author:Pam Brown
“I grew up on the sets of Bonanza and most of my (childhood) memory is (on the set of) Little House. I was actually an assistant cameraman on Highway to Heaven. So, I observed my father working for many years. He was a very giving person. I really respected the way he ran his sets. He never treated anyone differently - whether you were the guest star of the show or the grip. Everybody was treated with respect.” WayGivingYearsLittlesPersonsShowsFatherHouseHeavenStarsMemoriesChildhoodGrewGrew UpTreatedRanGuestsHighwaysAssistantsChildhood MemoriesCameramanGuest Stars Author:Michael Landon, Jr.
“We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows, to keep his memory pure. People now know that Elvis could play a mean rhythm guitar himself, and needed no other musicians to perform a great song. But Elvis was not just a rock star, he was an all-round entertainer.” PeopleKnowsMeanTwoPlayShowsSongStarsMemoriesFocusRocksTvsNeededPureElementsMusicianGuitarRoundsRhythmJust OneTv ShowsRock StarEntertainersEarly Work Author:Pete Townshend
“I'm also a sucker for a view. Take me to a high place where I can see the landscape or the stars or the whole city, and I'm putty, I'm melting in your arms. Then I think having a romantic night, getting a little dressed up, but don't kill yourself trying to force the romance. A bunch of little subtle changes that will make the day more special will amount to a big awesome day in your memory. I like little breadcrumbs along the way. Draw it out!” ThinkingWayTryingLittlesI CanWholeBigsRomanceNightForceStarsMemoriesViewsCitiesSpecialArmsAmountDrawsBunchLandscapeSubtleTake MeOur MemoriesMeltingSuckerDressed UpKilling YourselfHigh Places Author:Evan Rachel Wood