Quotes About Memory

Age steals away all things, even the mind.

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Actually, it only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you're dead, you're made for life.

I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards.

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.

My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it.

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two...

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

I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.