- Life
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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
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember what Obamacare gave you. Obamacare gave you insurance but not health care. A lot of folks who were technically insured either couldn't afford the premiums or couldn't afford the copay.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first painting I remember selling was 'Panthera.' I made it while I was in residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the museum actually purchased it directly from me.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most remote place I've been to was in Greenland. I remember setting out for a solo hike from a small cabin, itself several hours' boat ride from the nearest settlement.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You just have to kind of remember that it's just a character on TV. A lot of times people just forgot that and it's easy to do.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first event I vividly remember was competing at the Junior Olympics in Seattle, Washington. It was my first major competition outside of Texas, and I remember being very nervous. I could not control my nerves, and I threw a few fouls.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing I remember feeling about the 2016 U.S. election was a kind of speechlessness.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Telling a story about someone has enormous power. People forget a headline. They remember a story.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the movie?' But I have to remember the bigger picture.
- Gun
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was talking on the phone in my trailer, and I looked in the mirror and I saw the badge clipped to my belt, a gun with a holster, and the suit and the tie with the jacket off, and it was just deja vu. I remember that image so clearly from growing up. My dad would come home for lunch, take off his jacket, have the gun and the badge.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.
- Christmas Album
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- Nov 07, 2020