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Quotes About Nostalgia

The first time I saw 'Sunset Boulevard' I was probably eight or nine years old, and it really struck me how it's so simply put and elegant, yet there's so much going on.
~ Jennifer Lynch
I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.
~ Jeremy Piven
Ah, words are poor receipts for what time hath stole away.
~ John Clare
'Wiseguy' for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.
~ Jonathan Banks
I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious time but it's easy to forget that there was all sorts of bullshit too.
~ Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that would not cause global warming. But it would still give us '80s hair.
~ Julianne Hough
To wish for the crazy times one last time and freeze it in the memory of a camera is the least a great artist can do.
~ Lou Reed
...even saying good-bye isn't enough. There's always one more thing you should have had the time to say, or do, or ask. There's always going to be that one missing piece.
~ Mira Grant
I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.
~ Pete Rose
I've always loved people that's been around for a long time, like old shoes.
~ Raphael Saadiq
But nothing warps time quite like childhood
~ Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Vol. 3
Some days some times are remembered by me, in life's all moments they are cherished by me
~ Amit Abraham
What business does memory have with time?
~ Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins
Being a child is such a shining gift, yet we don't know how precious it is until it's worn out and gone away.
~ Storm Constantine, Thin Air
As a kid, I did want to be an old-timer, since they were the ones with the big stories and the cool clothes. I wanted to go there. Now, I guess I want to bring that with me and go back in time.
~ Tom Waits
I enjoyed school - although I ran away on the first day. I'd reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for 'Watch With Mother' on TV.
~ Paul O'Grady
Let's be honest: the trappings of investment banking are quite tempting. I do miss it sometimes. And to be honest, there was a time I'd read the 'WSJ' in the morning, and for years I have done that.
~ Chetan Bhagat
I believe I can even yet remember when I saw the stars for the first time.
~ Max Muller
When you live far away, home looks a little different every time.
~ Gideon Raff
I'm from Santa Cruz in Northern California, and the 49ers were my dad and I's bonding time.
~ Marisa Miller
Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!
~ Kate Winslet
I really haven't seen The Report in a long time. I don't have a copy, but I'll have to see it again. I think it would be good to put both these men next to each other.
~ Abbas Kiarostami
Ay Dad, brush my hair one time. Hey pops! Come brush my hair.
~ Adrien Broner
Oh! The good times when we were so unhappy.
~ Alexandre Dumas