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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.

I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

I don't remember, as a child, feeling a lack of anything.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

I drew as a child, they tell me. I can vaguely remember doing it. And then I drew again in the late years at high school.

Quotes by Roy Lichtenstein

In 1979, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird entered the league. I remember that. Soon after this, the story began to be repeated ad nauseam: the NBA, a tottering mess in the seventies, was saved in the eighties by these two.

Quotes by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Portland doesn't read like a basketball town, unless you remember what the NBA was like before it exploded into the mainstream in the Eighties: back when cities like Seattle, Baltimore, and Philadelphia moved the needle.

Quotes by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

When I moved to New York, I remember thinking, ‘I'm never going to live anywhere else.'

Quotes by Rostam Batmanglij

I think it's crucial that we remember the lives of people, not their deaths. Our deaths are not our lives.

Quotes by Ross Gay

I worked at CBS in the late '90s, and I remember sitting in meetings with both advertisers and digerati, and everyone was saying, 'Network TV is dead.'

Quotes by Ross Levinsohn

I remember watching Regis and Kathie Lee interview celebrities, and my mom looked so happy. I just did the math. I wanted to make my mom happy, and I wanted to talk to celebrities. Basically, I wanted Kathie Lee's job!

Quotes by Ross Mathews

I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch.

Quotes by Rosemary Clooney

I remember loving 'Braveheart,' and I still do! It was one of those films my family had on video and we watched over and over again.

Quotes by Rose Leslie

I remember bossing my younger siblings around and making them put on shows and skits with me.

Quotes by Rose Leslie

Mum and Dad sent us to a bilingual school, so we had half the lessons in English and half in French. But I remember being hugely lost.

Quotes by Rose Leslie

My dad died, and he wasn't in my life because he had schizophrenia, so it's been something that my entire family has been fighting against since I can remember.

Quotes by Rose Namajunas

I didn't even remember it because it kind of came up, and then a week later it said I broke up with him.

Quotes by Rosario Dawson

I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing.

Quotes by Roscoe Mitchell

I felt that I had been influenced by being in the city enough and I wanted to go off by myself to see what was going on. I remember going out there and looking in the mirror and thinking I...

Quotes by Roscoe Mitchell

On that Sunday of the Masters I remember turning on ESPN to find people talking about me. I switched over to the Golf Channel and people were talking about me. It was hard to escape.

Quotes by Rory McIlroy

1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.

Quotes by Rosa DeLauro

As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

Quotes by Rosa Parks

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of memories do these quotes explore?
A wide range - from nostalgic thoughts about Christmas losing "much of the magic that I remember," to memories of historic protests, to small personal habits. Together they show how "remember" can apply to both big and small moments.
Is there a lighthearted quote in the mix?
Yes - one quote is a playful admission about handwriting: "I can fake decent penmanship, but generally, it's really just terrible." For more relatable, everyday quotes, see our Good page.
Does the collection include a quote about historic events?
Yes. One quote recalls a large-scale demonstration: "I remember in the spring of 1971, a hundred thousand people converged on the Pentagon," describing a striking scene from that protest. Explore more reflective lines in our Life collection.
Is there a quote about reading habits?
One quote fondly recalls, "I remember when I was trying to do 'Metropolitan,' in breaks I would read a page of two of Jane Austen as a palate-cleanser" - a nice window into a creative routine. Browse more in our Always section.
Do these quotes touch on holidays and traditions?
Yes - one reflects on how the meaning of Christmas has shifted over the years, noting the holiday has "become more ecumenical and secular." It's a thoughtful look at how memory and tradition change over time. For more on everyday moments, check our Day page.

A few lines here connect memory to craft, like reading a favorite author between takes on a film set. Anyone interested in how memory shapes everyday experience might also like Life quotes or the steadier reassurance found in Always quotes.