Tom Rachman Quotes
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If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts.
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I am a complete sentimentalist when it comes to clothes. I have so many memories attached to them that I can't throw anything out.
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The hippocampus helps record both types of memories initially, and it helps retain them for the medium term. The hippocampus also helps us access old personal memories in long-term storage in other parts of the brain.
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Time dissolves in summer anyway: days are long, weekends longer. Hours get all thin and watery when you are lost in the book you'd never otherwise have time to read. Senses are sharper - something about the moist air and bright light and fruit in season - and so memories stir and startle.
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There were people in Cuba who truly had substantial things to gain from revolution. There were people who had things to lose in the revolution. I think they're all allowed to have their memories of what happened.
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Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.
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Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.
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I can say I'm a little scared of racing. It brings back memories, of course. But it's nothing I can't handle.
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What else does anyone have except for a collection of slightly painful memories?
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Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that in-forms the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for its institutions, rituals and power structure; and gives a map of the purpose and stages of life.
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As I trace the route to his apartment, the twists and turns, and pass once more the old tree opposite his house, I am struck by a sudden thought: memories have ways of becoming independent of the reality they evoke. They can soften us against those we were deeply hurt by or they can make us resent those we once accepted and loved unconditionally.
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Ooo there's a thin line between dreams and memoriesI'll be losin' my mind 'til she comes back to me.
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The houses in Mustique are styled with incredible decor. I vacationed there as a kid and have the fondest memories.
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My dad leaving my life. That's the biggest thing that happened to me. I just remember what he tells me, the memories, and try to move on forward each day, knowing that he's still here, looking down on me.
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I've been lucky to be a part of many blockbuster movies... in which it's hard to get to that level of being memorable, but I still have fond memories of 'Independence Day,' to be sure. There are also many small ones I've had that give me many fond memories.
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To reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again.
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He was an amazing father. I clutched my memories of him to my heart for so long, but he's a part of the world.
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Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.
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Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.
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White people who voted for Trump decided to invest in a president who underwrites white supremacy in the guise of populism.
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You must feel an affinity for what you are photographing. You must be part of it, and yet remain sufficiently detached to see it objectively. Like watching from the audience a play you already know by heart.
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My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education.
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The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It's then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives.
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Our worst fear isn't the end of life but the end of memories.
