Quotes About Memorability

He who is lucid, understands himself, explains himself, justifies himself, and masters his acts will never execute a memorable action. Psychology is the hero's tomb.

A lot of people recognize me or feel that they know me. A lot of times when I speak, they recognize my voice. It's fun, it's exciting. It's always good feedback.

If I'm ever at a mall or some kind of place where there's a lot of younger girls, some people will recognize me from 'Degrassi.' But then it won't happen for a long time. It's funny - it happens more here in the States than it does in Canada.

I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.

You put this face on television, week in, week out, they'd stop me and they'd say, 'Hey, Roy, how are you doing?' They'd know who I was, what I was, what I looked like, and what I did - all from seeing and hearing it at the same time on television.

I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

I take time with each person and try to remember them, especially if they're a repeater from another event. I know a lot of authors just sign a book and keep their heads down, but I'm not like that.

People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.

I don't go by the screen time. Even if I have one or two scenes, it is essential that people remember me.

If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people. If you want a hit song, all you need to do is rewrite an old song. It might have been proven to work, but you won't be remembered the same way.

I remember at one stage, I was like, 'Oh no. I'm going to be remembered as the 'Do You Mind' Girl.'

I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.

I like to hoop but I don't want to be remembered for one thing, like 'oh he just plays basketball.'

Mission statements are long, dull, and forgettable.

About this sport, you gotta kind of stay active. If you're not active, you're easily forgotten. It's like out of sight, out of mind.

And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.

And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.

Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody is just one degree too complicated or one degree too simple and where that line of pop memorability lies.

Media is so weird; everything is so accessible now. It used to be this thing where, if you did something on 'This American Life,' this predates me, but when David Sedaris did it, for example, it would just play, people who heard it heard it, and then the book would come out a year later, and people would be like, 'Ahh, I kind of remember that.'

So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists who make people stop and think, who push the form, who make you uncomfortable, who are laughable, well, they're the ones who get remembered." Idly, Jacob dug a hole in the snow with his shovel and then another one next to it. "So why wouldn't you want to join the ranks of the ridiculed?

People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.

The world is full of people who all want the same thing, and you have to do a little something extra to make them remember you.

President Kennedy knew every agent by name. President Johnson knew many of us, but not as many as President Kennedy, probably.

I don't want to be a Trivial Pursuit question.