Memory Training Quotes

I'm not good at remembering things, in general.

The control of the past depends above all on the training of memory

My memory's bad!

The living model never answers well the idea or impressions the painter wishes to express; one must, therefore, learn to do without one, and for that, you must acquire facility, furnish one's memory to the point of infinitude, and make numerous drawings after the old masters.

Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your mind's eye. That's an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition.

I somehow can't remember numbers, names, and faces. I forget very easily.

My memory is not that good anymore.

Now more than ever, as the role of memory in our culture erodes at a faster pace than ever before, we need to cultivate our ability to remember. Our memories make us who we are. They are the seat of our values and source of our character. Competing to see who can memorize more pages of poetry might seem beside the point, but it's about taking a stand against forgetfulness, and embracing primal capacities from which too many of us have became estrangedmemory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

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

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

I owe everything to a system that made me learn by heart till I wept. As a result I have thousands of lines of poetry by heart. I owe everything to this.

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.

I'm, like, really bad at remembering names.

By the time I got to record my first album, I was 26, I didn't need pen or paper - my memory had been trained just to listen to a song, think of the words, and lay them to tape.

Once upon a time, this idea of having a trained, disciplined, cultivated memory was not nearly so alien as it would seem to us to be today.

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

Develop your visual memory. Draw everything you have drawn from the model from memory as well.

To my mind this is what shamanic training must really be, is mnemonic training. If you want to bring the stuff back you have to train yourself to bring it back.

I have to constantly work on my reflexes and hand-eye coordination. I do a lot of puzzles. I play chess.

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

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

Your memory is your first and best weapon, ladies. Learn to use it.

The best memorizers in the world - who almost all hail from Europe - can memorize a pack of cards in less than a minute. A few have begun to approach the 30-second mark, considered the 'four-minute mile of memory.'