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Forget Quotes

Some things are worth remembering on purpose.

This collection looks at forgetting from two sides - the kind of grief people deliberately choose to hold onto instead of healing, and the simpler, more practical discipline of remembering where you started. Related theme: Forget The Past.

I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I forget about myself and tend to concentrate too much on others.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.

Quotes by Adrienne Clarkson

The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.

Quotes by Adrian Lyne

Forget The Past Quotes

Darts should definitely be in the Olympic Games. Can you tell me any difference between archery and darts or shooting and darts? It's a very similar concept and both of those are in the Olympic Games. And don't forget that...

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Not to say that you shouldn't strive for success, but don't forget why you're doing it. It's not just for adoration.

Quotes by Adrian Grenier

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

It used to get my back up because people would only say 'he does well for his size' and it's like, forget the size, I do well because I do well.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

When I hear Obama speak he just seems really sincere and he just seems like somebody who actually has his heart and his motivation in the right place. Forget about color or race or gender or whatever, he's got his...

Quotes by Adam Yauch

Forgetfulness Quotes

I'm most comfortable in my bare shorts without any underwear and a T-shirt if I'm home. I definitely like to sleep naked. I don't know how girls do it with thongs. Forget that!

Quotes by Adam Rodriguez

I think people forget that to be on the A list you first had to go through the original graded Parliamentary Selection Board. I did that and then like everyone else had the further interviews to get onto the A...

Quotes by Adam Rickitt

I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive, and I'm very fast. I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can't not write, and then I write first drafts in gallops. I won't eat right. I forget to do my...

Quotes by Adam Rapp

As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.

Quotes by Adam Neumann

You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It's like having a friend direct you, except it's Peter Jackson.

Quotes by Adam Brown

Forgetting Quotes

So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.

Quotes by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

I just take it one day at a time, try to forget about what I did the day before. Go out there like every day is Opening Day.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

Let us not forget: The Palestinians in Gaza are our permanent neighbors, and we are theirs.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

Quotes by A. A. Milne

Forgive Quotes

You never forget where you come from.

Quotes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about grief connecting to forgetting?
Yes - the same reflective quote featured on our Dead quotes page also applies here: it distinguishes the sorrow for the dead from every other wound, which we might "seek to heal" or eventually "forget," treating this particular sorrow differently.
Is there a quote about never forgetting where you're from?
Yes, a simple, grounding one: "You never forget where you come from."
What's the quote about "rules" and forgetting?
A playful, self-referential one: "The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule."
Is there a similar quote about money and forgetting rules?
Yes, a well-known variation on the same idea: "Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."
Where can I find more quotes about the past and memory?
See our Forgetting and Forgotten quotes pages for related themes.

A couple of entries turn the idea into blunt financial advice, framing forgetting a basic rule as the real danger to avoid. See also Forgetting and Forgive.