- Moon
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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
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maybe strong leaders are not quite as alluring as we think, and we should celebrate the fact that our leaders are just like us. Just because one candidate can't remember his whole speech and the other likes to put his feet up on the job doesn't mean they can't govern.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember watching 'Fargo.' I thought that was cruel. 'GoodFellas,' lots of Scorsese stuff, I think is unnecessarily violent and almost a celebration of violence. I don't see 'Game of Thrones' as being a celebratory violence.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To remember my values, I need to lose certain tastes and find other handles for the memories that they once helped me carry.
- Burdensome
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a book remembers, we remember. It reminds you that you have a body. So many of the things we may think of as burdensome are actually the things that make us more human.
- Clockwork
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom said, 'I never want to see this movie in my house again.'
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Democrats filibustered something in the Senate when I was eight years old. I don't remember what it was on and I didn't honestly care when I was eight years old. I cared about the history and the Senate rules.
- Nov 07, 2020
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember the Neil Young brand hitting me very hard immediately. He wasn't an acquired taste. I loved him immediately.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do remember that I was sitting in the make-up chair before the shoots for a commercial or film or other, and I thought: Sometime soon they are going to make a close-up of me and millions of people can see how many pimples I've got on my cheeks.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was helping my mom grind meat at our butcher shop, and it just hypnotized me. I don't remember sticking my hand in, but it sheared off the three middle fingers and left me with a pinkie and a thumb.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do remember a lot of teachers saying I would do well on TV, as I have a 'modern look,' but I never knew how to take that.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A great speech can make you remember something about what you believe, about who you are, about who you want to be. It's rare when that kind of thing happens. But it is important, and it is real.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020