- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember Quotes
What stays with us, in the words of those who lived it.
These quotes revolve around memory in different forms: the fading magic of a childhood holiday, the messy notes an idea leaves behind, and a specific recollection tied to a major public demonstration decades ago. For more reflections on time passing and looking back, see Day quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started to write things down, as a very young child, wanting to find a way to remember - to keep close, somehow - moments that made an impression on me.
- Decorate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when I was doing my first Christmas album, I thought, 'Wouldn't it be nice to find new Christmas songs?' Then I went, 'Are you crazy?' When I decorate my tree I don't want new Christmas songs, I want to hear all the familiar songs!
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been playing as early as I can recall. I don't even remember the first time I picked up a basketball.
- Nov 07, 2020
I remember seeing stories on Wattpad with five million reads and thinking, 'That must be incredible.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember, as a young architect, people always talked about I. M. Pei's concrete. He had a particular specification no one else knew.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember telling people I booked this job; they were like, 'What is it called?' I was like, 'Peaky Blinders,' and they were like, 'What?' It sounds ridiculous, but I like it because there's an instant intrigue about the name.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to remember to pinch yourself to remind you where you came from and how lucky you are.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
But it's important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been acting since second grade, and I just remember when I first moved to New York and I was living in Washington Heights with three other actors in this tiny apartment and busting my butt to get to the subway, walking to, like, five auditions in a day.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got my role on 'Seinfeld,' the show was already huge. I was so nervous on my first day. I remember meeting everyone and holding my script and just shaking.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember, as a young Catholic girl in high school, seeing 'The Exorcist,' and it scared the wits out of me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020