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Forgetting Quotes

On what we let go of, and what stays.

These forgetting quotes range from playful to political, asking whether elegance is simply forgetting what one is wearing, and criticizing candidates who make promises then keep forgetting the Hispanic community after campaigns end.

Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?

Quotes by Yves Saint Laurent

Every institution is perfectly capable of forgetting what it has learned in three years.

Quotes by Ron Williams

I've a grand memory for forgetting.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

For a movement supposedly devoted to conserving the past, conservatives are oh-so-splendid at forgetting their own past.

Quotes by Rick Perlstein

Applying Quotes

Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

Quotes by Pablo Neruda

The crime of loving is forgetting.

Quotes by Maurice Chevalier

Mourning is not forgetting... It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and valuable recovered and assimilated from the dust.

Quotes by Margery Allingham

The British especially have no excuse for forgetting that empire is a most complex and persistent beast. And it has claws.

Quotes by Linda Colley

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Art Quotes

We in the Hispanic community are truly tired of both the Democrats and the Republicans promising all of these things during the campaigns and then forgetting about it after the campaigns are over.

Quotes by Jorge Ramos

The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying but also forgetting and then remembering again.

Quotes by John Gray

I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.

Quotes by Inbee Park

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bibesco

When something is universal enough in our everyday lives, we take it for granted to the point of forgetting it exists.

Quotes by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Blessed Quotes

I'm tired of people screaming about price and forgetting about the content.

Quotes by David Baldacci

Other than obvious errors like forgetting a line, often I can't see any difference between take one and take 20.

Quotes by Clint Eastwood

Forgetting stuff is just human, especially when other things are on our minds.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

We'd have made more, but I kept forgetting to write songs down.

Quotes by Chris Lowe

Take without forgetting, and give without remembering.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

Give Quotes

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

Quotes by Bernard Meltzer

Frequently Asked Questions

What different angles on forgetting do these quotes take?
These quotes take on forgetting from several angles: a playful definition of elegance, a political critique of broken promises, a poetic line about love, and a reflection on how learning actually works.
Why do people search for forgetting quotes?
People search for forgetting quotes when reflecting on memory, moving on, or being overlooked, whether personally or in a political sense. See Applying quotes for related themes on learning.
Is there a political quote about forgetting?
Yes, one quote criticizes both Democrats and Republicans for repeatedly promising things to the Hispanic community during campaigns and then forgetting about those promises afterward.
Do any quotes connect forgetting to love?
One short quote calls the crime of loving simply forgetting, suggesting that failing to remember someone is itself a kind of betrayal. See Art quotes for related emotional themes.
Is there a quote about forgetting and learning?
Yes, one quote argues that learning requires not just hearing and applying information but also forgetting it and then remembering it again, framing forgetting as a normal part of the learning process.

One reflective line ties learning itself to a cycle of forgetting and remembering again. See also Applying and Art quotes.