Quotes About Remembrance

Tennessee obviously has a proud history of military service, but unfortunately, that also means that we have lost a lot of people serving the country who are Tennesseans.

Deep down inside we always seek for our departed loved ones

It's not about what we take with us when we die, it's about what we leave behind

Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.

Day of the Dead. Sounds a little spooky doesn't it? It's actually one of the most colorful and joyous of Mexican holidays.

Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the memorial service. He had a nice giant gold box that had his name on it. It was really nice. I know all the family members had ashes that they all spread and took on their own. So I said lemme ask is it cool if I have some.

The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought.

In Germany, of course, the Holocaust will always be in our history and a big stain on our lives.

I think, some countries, you have to be dead to have your picture on a stamp.

What happened on September 11 compels us to focus on who we are as Americans, what we stand for, what really matters in our lives - family, friends, faith and freedom.

There stands the shadow of a glorious name.

To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.

You must judge a man's greatness by how much he will be missed.

There is great incongruity in this idea of monuments, since those to whom they are usually dedicated need no such recognition to embalm their memory; and any man who does, is not worthy of one.

Famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

When a man's stories are remembered, then he is immortal.

If man has one good memory to go by, that may be enough to save him.

Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory.

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

All that I can say about Owen Hart, is that I hope that I can be, as good a man as him, so that I can see him again, someday.

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead

Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten, when their noblest and most enduring works decay? Death comes even to monumental structures, and oblivion rests on the most illustrious names.

He may live in my memory as the most amiable man of my acquaintance.

The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.