Ally Carter Quotes

We often talk about people with great memories as though it were some sort of an innate gift, but that is not the case. Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged.

To the extent that experience is the sum of our memories and wisdom the sum of experience, having a better memory would mean knowing not only more about the world, but also more about myself.

Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.

Better than the strength of men and horses is our wisdom.

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

I should remember more, and I have a pretty good memory.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself.

I've actually got quite a good memory. I've good recall. It's often things which other people might not notice.

I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing.

Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.

I'd love a super human memory. My memory has never been good.

My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

I'm no scientist, but I'll dare extrapolate and say that it's pretty obvious that the more you struggle to recall something, the smarter you are!

We are born into this world unarmed - our mind is our only weapon.

Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in the absence of good memory. It's the ability to draw consequences from causes, to make correct inferences, to foresee what might be the result, to work out logical problems, to be reasonable, rational, to have the ability to understand the solution from perhaps insufficient information. You know when a person is intelligent, but you can be easily fooled if you are not yourself intelligent.

I have a great memory. And actually, I remember Russia in some ways better than I remember Queens.

Attention is the stuff that memory is made of, and memory is accumulated genius.

Music is stored in our long-term memory. When we learn something through music, we tend to remember it longer and believe it more deeply. Dr. Joyce Brothers

It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs.

In the scale of the destinies, brawn will never weigh so mach as brain.

Anyone who does not feel sufficiently strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise. And there is no doubt that a large proportion of the female population, from school days to late middle age, now have very complicated lives indeed.

I'm aware of everything - it's my job - I keep up to speed, and I have a blessed memory. The brain chemistry I have is such that my memory is wonderful. And sometimes it's helpful, and other times it ends up being frustrating.

Your mind-set is your primary weapon