Remember
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
We should remember that saying 'I love you' is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love.
I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday'.
Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.
One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.
If you get involved in a controversy, then that becomes the mesmerizing event that people remember you by.
We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.
Back in the 1950s and '60s, J. M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan' — starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard — was regularly aired on network television during the Christmas season. I must have seen it four or five times and remember, in particular, Ritchard's gloriously camp interpretation of Captain Hook.
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.
I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.
I can't remember names and things.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories.
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
Promise me you'll always remember: you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
