George MacDonald Quotes

Every one can remember that which has interested himself.

I have a phenomenal memory. I remember every single thing that anybody said to me, ever did to me, who was nice to me and who was not nice to me.

I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

I am a sponge. I don't write things down.

The last thing you want is for people not to care about what you have to say.

Why is it that we are born remembering, and live forgetting?

People sometimes forget when you remember, but they always remember when you forget.

Estragon: I'm like that. Either I forget right away or I never forget.

The more intelligible a thing is, the more easily it is retained in the memory, and counterwise, the less intelligible it is, the more easily we forget it.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Remembering is the most overrated thing. Forgetting is far superior.

It is no learning to understand what you do not retain.

I've forgotten most of what I've read and, frankly, it never seemed very important to me or to the world.

I can never remember things I didn't understand in the first place.

I just have pretty good recall of information.

I read slowly, I watch movies slowly, because I retain everything.

When on stage, I have good concentration. When I don't find something interesting, I can't concentrate.

We see many posters and standees at cinema halls, and some catch attention. But these posters are soon forgotten. Taking a picture with the actors, enabled by AR, helps record a memory.

Nothing important is learned; it is simply remembered.

For once a thing is known, it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten.

I watched the way you watch when you know you want to remember.

Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy.

Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.

I have a terrible attention span, so if something can keep my attention, I know that that's at least a great start.

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.