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title: "8 Honor Memory Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Honor Memory quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Honor Memory sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Do you think the memory of someone should dictate how we live going forward?' he asks, threading and unthreading his fingers together.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-bracken/do-you-think-the-memory-of-someone-should-dictate-how-we-live-going/)

[Alexandra Bracken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-bracken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/alexandra-bracken-863_death_do-you-think-the-memory-of-someone-shoul_22987.png)

> [And my first item on each day's list is this: Wake up. If I can check that off, I've already done something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-schwalbe/and-my-first-item-on-each-day-s-list-is-this-wake-up-if-i-can-check/)

[Will Schwalbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-schwalbe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/will-schwalbe-3101_business_and-my-first-item-on-each-day-s-list-is_45542.png)

> [I wanted to honor the memory of my father, who was a great opera singer and died very young, without knowing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-jose/i-wanted-to-honor-the-memory-of-my-father-who-was-a-great-opera/)

[Jose Jose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-jose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/jose-jose-25865_father_i-wanted-to-honor-the-memory-of-my-fathe_312231.jpg)

> [Tsars and slaves, the intelligent and the obtuse, publicans and pharisees all have an identical legal and moral right to honor the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/tsars-and-slaves-the-intelligent-and-the-obtuse-publicans-and/)

[Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/anton-chekhov-298_deceased_tsars-and-slaves-the-intelligent-and-the_358506.jpg)

> [We should tell the true stories of that day to honor the memory and sacrifice of those who perished on 9/11 and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-wilson/we-should-tell-the-true-stories-of-that-day-to-honor-the-memory-and/)

[Rick Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/rick-wilson-6432_day_we-should-tell-the-true-stories-of-that_621969.jpg)

> [I don't know if it's harder but when you're playing a real person you want to honor their memory - even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-jones/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-harder-but-when-you-re-playing-a-real-person-you/)

[Toby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/toby-jones-11094_challenges_i-don-t-know-if-it-s-harder-but-when-you_1086691.jpg)

> [It occurred to me that memorials shouldn't be grand. If you really want to honor the memory of a tragedy, you shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/it-occurred-to-me-that-memorials-shouldn-t-be-grand-if-you-really/)

[Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/clemantine-wamariya-9617_calm_it-occurred-to-me-that-memorials-shouldn_1819516.jpg)

> [“But one cannot avenge a death, not really. One can only try to honor the memory of the dead by furthering their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delphine-dryden/but-one-cannot-avenge-a-death-not-really-one-can-only-try-to-honor/)

[Delphine Dryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delphine-dryden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/delphine-dryden-34390_death_but-one-cannot-avenge-a-death-not-really_2681370.jpg)

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