- Me
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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.
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- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up on a ranch in Walla Walla, Washington. Except for one lawyer, I don't remember anyone in my family being anything else but ranchers.
- Nov 07, 2020
When I got the part, I tried to remember Batman as I knew him when I was a kid - with emotional recall.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I remember being 19 and coming out as bi to all of my friends. I'd had girlfriends, and all of these experiences and such, and then, as I got older, I started identifying as gay.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really loved making 'A Walk to Remember', so I'm not afraid of making smaller films. But for me, I just need to connect to the characters.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember getting out of acting school and friends of mine talking about, like, 'You know, I don't think I'm gonna do TV.' Like, people putting on these airs of being picky. And I was never a snob about it.
- Kids
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember kids, I have life insurance.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Keep your eyes open. Make mistakes - because you will anyway - and remember that small stuff stinks but that it's also essential.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember seeing people who I thought were so confident and exuberant. I remember being young and watching Oprah and being like, 'Damn. That lady is so confident. She can talk to anybody.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when I told my mom that I wanted to come out, and my mom was a little hesitant. She was saying, 'Are you sure? Do you think that might affect your scores?' or, 'Is it something that you think that you need to do?' And I told her, 'I don't care. It's important to me.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As soon as I broke my foot, I remember thinking that I'm going to make this the best thing that's ever happened to me.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic Games. I made paper medals and wore them the whole night. I didn't start skating until 2000, but I was so inspired by their skating that it was why I wanted to start.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my late father, who was the biggest football fan I have ever known, used to stress when I was younger that, win or lose, you always have to compete with honor.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
The original release of 'Star Wars' was literally the first movie I remember seeing in a theater. Four years old was probably too young - I recall believing, for some time, that Darth Vader was a robot.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when I started climbing more seriously. That was when I was six years old.
- Fame
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020