Memory Quote by Paolo Virno

“What we perceive as the present is the vivid fringe of memory tinged with anticipation.”

— Anonymous

“Memories rob us of the present.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Memories can sometimes be more powerful than the present.”

— Anna Aquino

“The present is re-created to immortalize memories. It's pathetic, but that's human tendency now.”

— Young-Ha Kim

“That is the present: an emanation of memory bouncing on the illusion of the future”

— Anouar Majid

“Memories establish the past; Senses perceive the present; Imaginations shape the future.”

— Toba Beta

“To remember is to disengage from the present.”

— Garth Stein

“Forget not the past. The past prepares us for the present. The present equipped us for the future.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“To envision the future; you must forget the past and make the present a memory”

— Jeremy Aldana

“I have always wished the present to resemble memory: because the present can be flat at times, and bald as a road. But memory…

— Lydia Millet

“memory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present.”

— Garth Stein

“Replaying the past in your mind won't change the present; it only steals the clarity needed to shape what comes next.”

— Joseph Meyering Sr