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I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are… — Kazuo Ishiguro
The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have… — W G Sebald
We're all just a bundle of habits shaped by our memories. And to the extent that we control our lives, we do so by gradually… — Joshua Foer
Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn't want to erase any of them, tempting though… — Ben Affleck
It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you alone. Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another… — John O'Donohue
A sound so fine, there 's nothing lives 'Twixt it and silence. — James Sheridan Knowles
Music is in all growing things; And underneath the silky wings Of smallest insects there is stirred A pulse of air that must be heard;… — George Parsons Lathrop
A multitude of souls fall into the depths of Hell, and it is of the faith that all who die in mortal sin are condemned… — Anthony Mary Claret
When the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing. — Ronald Reagan
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can… — Alexander the Great
One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. — Subhas Chandra Bose
As soldiers, you will always have to cherish and live up to the three ideals of faithfulness, duty and sacrifice. Soldiers who always remain faithful… — Subhas Chandra Bose
A mother has far greater influence on her children than anyone else, and she must realize that every word she speaks, every act, every response,… — Nathan Eldon Tanner
There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not seem as remarkable… — George C. Marshall
Twenty or thirty years ago, in the army, we had a lot of obscure adventures, and years later we tell them at parties, and suddenly… — Vaclav Havel
Even if we are spared destruction by war, our lives will have to change if we want to save life from self-destruction. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Peace will be realized only by forging bonds of trust between people at the deepest level, in the depths of their very lives. — Daisaku Ikeda
I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses... — Harry Emerson Fosdick
They are nations of eternal war. All their energies are expended in the destruction of the labor, property, and lives of their people. — Thomas Jefferson
A garden really lives only insofar as it is an expression of faith, the embodiment of a hope and a song of praise. — Russell Page
We ordinary people must forge our own beauty. We must set fire to the greyness of our labor with the art of our own lives… — Kenji Miyazawa
Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives. — Thomas Berry
Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is… — Denis Waitley
Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential. — Ellen Goodman
Many people make the mistake of thinking that all the challenges in their lives would dissipate if they just had enough money. Nothing could be… — Tony Robbins

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