“In effect, painting is the still memory of [the artist's] human motion, and our individual responses to it depend on who we are, on our character, which underlines the simple truth that no person leaves himself behind in order to look at a painting.” HumansLooksPersonsStillsCharacterArtistOrderIndividualMemoriesSimpleBehindsEffectsPaintingDependsResponseWho We AreSimple Truths Book:Mysteries of the Rectangle: Essays on Painting Source: Mysteries of the Rectangle: Essays on Painting
“History does influence our lives - every moment. We never sort of live our lives in a linear fashion. We always have these memories and these images from our past that sometimes were not even aware of, and they sort of shape who we are.” DoeSometimesMomentsPastMemoriesOur LivesInfluenceFashionShapesWho We AreOur PastLinearLive Every Moment Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?” WayRememberCertainOrderMemoriesFoodParticularRelatedWho We AreJerseyGritNew JerseyMadisonFeasting Author:Jeff Smith
“It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it.” IfsMeanSometimesHurtMemoriesWho We AreWorth ItOur Memories Book:Walking on Water: A Novel Source: Walking on Water: A Novel
“Our bad memories and our bad experiences are what make us who we are and what make us grow and allow us to learn, if we choose to see the lessons in those experiences.” IfsGrowsMemoriesLessonsWho We AreBad ExperiencesBad Memories Author:Elijah Wood
“When we meditate, we go beyond the swirl of thoughts, memories and emotions that tend to keep us stuck in our ego's story of who we are. We enter an expanded state of awareness and discover our own inner fountain of joy, a source of happiness that isn't dependent on anyone or anything.” StatesStoriesJoyMemoriesEmotionAwarenessSourceEgoStuckWho We AreDependentFountainSwirlsSource Of Happiness Author:Deepak Chopra
“When I was thinking about all the things that the world had forgotten, it made me think about people who have actually really forgotten everything, and how much of our identity is wrapped up in those memories, and how much of our experience makes us who we are, and remembering those experiences makes us who we are.” PeopleThinkingWorldMadeRememberMemoriesIdentityForgottenWho We Are Author:Sharon Cameron