Attention Quote by Joshua Foer

Memory is so corrupt that you remember only what you want to; if you want to forget about something, slowly but surely you do.

— Stefan Zweig

Our brains are great at knowing what to forget. We actually have to teach computers to do the same.

— Kevin Maney

You have not forgotten to remember; You have remembered to forget. But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering…

— Idries Shah

Memory is a funny thing. It tricks you into believing that you've forgotten important moments, and then when you're raking your brain for a…

— Melina Marchetta

What is memory? To remember is an effort and to forget, effortless. And some memories get etched so deep in our system that they…

— Shweta Basu Prasad

Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.

— Salman Rushdie

Memory is the thing you forget with.

— Alexander Chase

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.

— William James

The very effort to forget teaches us to remember.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

I don't think forgetting is an important feature of human memory. I think it's important to be able to remember things accurately.

— Gordon Bell

Nothing improves the memory like trying to forget...

— James Merrow

Having a sharp memory is great..but sometimes the ability to forget is a lot better.

— Anonymous