Subject: Intelligence » Memory (Page 2)

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Forget that guy – just illiterate him from your memory.

You ever drive around with an old person who knows where everything didn't used to be?

American stand-up comedian

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

In no time, it will be a forgotten memory.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes other people haven't.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

You will need three umbrellas: one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.

Your marriage is in trouble if your wife says, “You're only interested in one thing,” and you can't remember what it is.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

One who has a clear conscience has a foggy memory.

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

I had amnesia… once or twice.


The chance of forgetting something is directly proportional to… to…

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions – he had money, too.

(1925 – 2013) British prime minister & politician

Senility: The pleasantly rueful experience of forgetting what we’ve forgotten.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

I am in the prime of senility.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

I remember when Grandpa’s memories started to go; it was the day I caught him urinating with the door open… which is not a huge deal, but it’s annoying when I’m trying to drive.

Canadian comedian & actor

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

(1875 – 1965) German/French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician & medical missionary

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one learned in school.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist