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"One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult."

"One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult."

Richard Leakey, Kenyan Environmentalist

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"Tell me, I forget, show me, I remember, involve me, I understand."

"Tell me, I forget, show me, I remember, involve me, I understand."

Carl Orff, German Composer

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"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

126

"Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead."

"Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead."

Brian Koslow, American Author

81

"Forget trying to be sexy. That's just gruesome."

"Forget trying to be sexy. That's just gruesome."

Colin Firth, British Actor

53

"I've always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to."

"I've always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to."

Norah Jones, American Musician

Forget, Reading

53

"Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll."

"Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll."

Keith Richards, English Musician

53

"The one they always forget is Brad Dexter."

"The one they always forget is Brad Dexter."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

51

"If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics."

"If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics."

Stephen Malkmus, American Musician

51

"Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important."

"Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important."

Herbert Simon, American Scientist

49

"I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it."

"I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it."

Hattie McDaniel, American Actress

49

"Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely."

"Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

Forget, Lonely, Luxury

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"I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth."

"I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth."

Joe Strummer, English Musician

48

"I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind."

"I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind."

Brian Eno, British Musician

Forget, Mind, Past, Trying

48

"This is always a pain because it's injustice too and so my response to it, I tell you what I am more surprised or horrified at Jews who forget to be humanists than I am at anybody else."

"This is always a pain because it's injustice too and so my response to it, I tell you what I am more surprised or horrified at Jews who forget to be humanists than I am at anybody else."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

Forget, Injustice, Pain

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"Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid."

"Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid."

Lady Bird Johnson, American First Lady

47

"You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help."

"You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help."

John Hawkes, American Actor

47

"We just want kids to come to our concert and forget about everything."

"We just want kids to come to our concert and forget about everything."

Joel Madden, American Musician

Forget, Kids, Want

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"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail."

"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail."

Charlie Parker, American Musician

Forget, Practice, Wail

46

"We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because "two" is "one and one." We forget that we still have to make a study of "and.""

"We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because "two" is "one and one." We forget that we still have to make a study of "and.""

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

46

"I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places."

"I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

Forget, Words, Wrong

46

"Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve."

"Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve."

Rich Little, Canadian Comedian

45

"Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget."

"Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

45

"Makeup is scary. When I do it myself, it's just mascara, and sometimes I forget even to do that."

"Makeup is scary. When I do it myself, it's just mascara, and sometimes I forget even to do that."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

44

"I drink to forget I drink."

"I drink to forget I drink."

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

44

"Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace."

"Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

Forget, Grace, Hate

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"I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful."

"I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful."

Yo-Yo Ma, American Musician

Forget, Old, Play

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"If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that you'll never, ever forget... And it does not matter what century you are from."

"If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that you'll never, ever forget... And it does not matter what century you are from."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Forget, Moments

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"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?"

"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?"

Fanny Brice, American Comedian

Forget, Will, World

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"Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret?"

"Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret?"

Letitia Landon, British Poet

43

"Can you really forgive if you can't forget?"

"Can you really forgive if you can't forget?"

Sarah Jessica Parker, American Actress

43

"Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you."

"Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

42

"Perhaps it's more merciful to forget the dead instead of remembering them."

"Perhaps it's more merciful to forget the dead instead of remembering them."

Jose Bergaman, American Musician

42

"If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word."

"If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

Forget, Study, Word

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"Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it."

"Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

Forget, Right, Will, Wrong

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"I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs."

"I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs."

Mick Jagger, English Musician

Forget, Past, Songs

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"It's a mental fake-out to myself. I make believe I'm making a new show so I forget the material I was working on and make up some fresh material."

"It's a mental fake-out to myself. I make believe I'm making a new show so I forget the material I was working on and make up some fresh material."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

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"When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days."

"When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days."

Patty Duke, American Actress

Forget, Listening, Old

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"As for now, we must not forget who would have to exchange the land? those villages which live more than others on irrigation, on orange and fruit plantations, in houses built near water wells and pumping stations, on livestock and property and easy access to markets."

"As for now, we must not forget who would have to exchange the land? those villages which live more than others on irrigation, on orange and fruit plantations, in houses built near water wells and pumping stations, on livestock and property and easy access to markets."

Moshe Sharett, Israeli Statesman

Forget, Houses, Land, Now

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"Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming."

"Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

37

"No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds."

"No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds."

Red Skelton, American Comedian

37

"The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address."

"The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address."

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor

Forget, Question, Reason

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"Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true."

"Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true."

Don Henley, American Musician

Forget, Will, Wind, Word

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"Sometimes I forget that I am even watching myself, realizing that's me. It's like you almost become a fan yourself: You are just this normal person watching this show, and then you realize that it's your show. It's weird sometimes."

"Sometimes I forget that I am even watching myself, realizing that's me. It's like you almost become a fan yourself: You are just this normal person watching this show, and then you realize that it's your show. It's weird sometimes."

Evan R. Wood, American Physician

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"Some movie I was in, I forget which one, some awful little movie, a reviewer said, What is Jessica Walter doing in this movie? And I said, Hello? Trying to make a living?"

"Some movie I was in, I forget which one, some awful little movie, a reviewer said, What is Jessica Walter doing in this movie? And I said, Hello? Trying to make a living?"

Jessica Walter, American Actress

Forget, Living, Trying

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"Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy to forget."

"Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy to forget."

Richard Sheridan, Irish Playwright

Forget, Memories

36

"Don't forget the prices are so high in theater; it isn't really where a young person can go on a date and buy two tickets and take someone out anymore."

"Don't forget the prices are so high in theater; it isn't really where a young person can go on a date and buy two tickets and take someone out anymore."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Forget, Theater

35

"It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future."

"It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future."

Pam Grier, American Actress

Forget, Future, Years

35

"I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be nice to have a bigger library."

"I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be nice to have a bigger library."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

Forget, Months, Shame

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"I'm trying to forget how much that cost, but I just had to have them."

"I'm trying to forget how much that cost, but I just had to have them."

Keith Sweat, American Musician

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