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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.

Then, there was Greenpeace, I remember that when they first started out with the boats in the waters, and the guys in the boats between the whales and the boats that will hunting the whales with spear guns.

Quotes by Rick Danko

You have to remember the band played from 1960 to 1965, every night. You get into a rut playing nightclubs every night, and you didn't want to run it into the ground.

Quotes by Rick Danko

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

Quotes by Richie Benaud

Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.

Quotes by Richard von Weizsaecker

I know that, except for carbon, there would be no life in the universe. Except for this one atom, there would be no life. Well, why? When you think about it, it does get spooky. Encountering these molecules are spiritual...

Quotes by Richard Smalley

I'm one of those weird people that tends to not do the extras and listen to the commentaries and stuff on movies, although I do think they are fascinating and interesting - I'm just so worried that years later I...

Quotes by Richard Thomas

If I remember rightly Holland for instance has something like 45, and it's a much smaller country. In comparison we have very few and they are very badly financed.

Quotes by Richard Rogers

I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

Quotes by Richard Powers

The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending.

Quotes by Richard Morris Hunt

I've by and large been a positive person ever since I can remember.

Quotes by Richard M. DeVos

In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night. And I just wish we could devise a system where critics came not on a single...

Quotes by Richard McCabe

I remember visits to the local libraries and getting my own library cards as things of rite-of-passage significance.

Quotes by Richard K. Morgan

The first time I heard of suicidegirls was when a model from there contacted me to see if I wanted to do a shoot. I can't remember what happened with that but we didn't end up doing it.

Quotes by Richard Kern

Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.

Quotes by Richard L. Evans

I can remember going back a couple of years later and, you know, think about it and I was doing a, kind of a political survey, door to door, and everything and I couldn't find any men in the town....

Quotes by Richard Grimes

I've been an actor for so long, and a moviegoer ever since I can remember, because the country that I grew up in didn't have television.

Quotes by Richard E. Grant

I remember feeling proud as I cast my first vote in Chicago in the 1972 presidential election - President Richard Nixon versus Senator George McGovern. Finally, I could participate. There was so much at stake.

Quotes by Richard Edelman

You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher.

Quotes by Richard Curtis

I remember my first thing was 'CSI: Miami.' I played a Cuban gangster. And that was it. I was like, 'Wow, I don't have to clean toilets.' I could actually dress up and get paid equivalent to that. So that...

Quotes by Richard Cabral

You go to a musical; you are deafened by them, with everything blown up. I remember musicals when they didn't use microphones.

Quotes by Richard Bonynge

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.