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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

36

"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

36

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

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

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

11

"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

10

"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

8

"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

8

"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

8

"All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that."

"All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that."

Michael Pitt, American Actor

7

"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

7

"I drink to forget I drink."

"I drink to forget I drink."

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

7

"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

7

"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

6

"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

6

"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

6

"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

6

"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

6

"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

6

"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

5

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

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

Colin Firth, British Actor

5

"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

5

"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

5

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

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

Herbert Simon, American Scientist

5

"Psychoanalysts and elephants, they never forget."

"Psychoanalysts and elephants, they never forget."

Arthur Laurents, American Playwright

5

"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

5

"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

5

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

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

Sarah Jessica Parker, American Actress

5

"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

5

"I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm an actress when I'm not working."

"I'm not always the nicest person to meet, because I forget very easily that I'm an actress when I'm not working."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

5

"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

5

"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

5

"I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines."

"I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

4

"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

4

"If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead."

"If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead."

Nikki Sixx, American Musician

Forget, Jokes, Now, Right

4

"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

4

"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

4

"Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry."

"Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

4

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

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

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

4

"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

4

"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

4

"I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it."

"I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it."

Will Wright, American Scientist

4

"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

4

"Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead."

"Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead."

Brian Koslow, American Author

4

"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"The one they always forget is Brad Dexter."

"The one they always forget is Brad Dexter."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

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