2,914 Quotes About Memory


  • Author A. Jay Adler
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    Human time is not a compiling of moments, layer upon layer, like old newspapers there to be drawn from down in the pile. It is a fuse, burning up our moments as we live them.

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  • Author Toba Beta
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    If you want to be able to recall everything and anything in detail,then you need to be strong enough to feel all bad memories as well.

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  • Author Ruta Sepetys
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    There is a tension that exists between history and memory, señor. Some of us are desperate to preserve and remember, while others are desperate to forget.

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  • Author Lonnie G. Bunch III
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    As I conceptualized the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I knew it had to fulfill Mamie Mobley's charge: to be a place that carried the burden of history and the weight of memory, regardless of how painful or difficult it was. At the core of the museum, therefore, would be a commitment to remember.

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