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Erase Quotes

On memory, history, and permanence

These quotes span political opinion and the creative process, including one speaker's claim that a past president aimed to weaken a constitutional right.

Obama means to erase the Second Amendment by any means possible.

Quotes by Wayne LaPierre

The idea that you can somehow erase the Internet is silly.

Quotes by Vint Cerf

The video maker doesn't easily face a blank page. Because the videomaker can run it either any way, this way or the other way and erase it if they don't like it and so on.

Quotes by Stan Brakhage

My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.

Quotes by Raoul Dufy

Always Quotes

You can't erase history.

Quotes by Luther Strange

I always write in pencil, so I can erase.

Quotes by Elsa Peretti

My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.

Quotes by Cal Ripken, Jr.

Frequently Asked Questions

What political opinion appears in this collection?
One quote expresses the attributed political view that a past president intended to undermine the constitutional right to bear arms, presented as the speaker's own opinion rather than a factual claim by this site.
Can the internet truly be erased, according to these quotes?
One speaker dismisses the idea as unrealistic, arguing that erasing the internet entirely is simply not possible.
How is erasing connected to the creative process?
One quote compares video editing to a blank page that can be reworked or erased freely until the result feels right.
Is history described as erasable in these quotes?
No; one quote states plainly that history cannot be erased, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.
What other topics touch on similar themes of permanence?
Readers interested in this idea might also browse our Art quotes for more on the creative process.

Others take a gentler view, noting a blank page can Always be reworked or erased until it feels right.