Quotes about forgetting

A collection of quotes on the topic of forgetting.

„For those of you who are still going through the process of identifying and daily examining your parents, you must not forget the blessings that they are still alive and living together with you.“

— Mwanandeke Kindembo 1996

Parent

„The Rock: I have so much love and respect for the fans. I'll never forget where I came from. I love the business. I grew up in the business. And everyone always asks me, from Letterman to Stone Phillips, what I miss about wrestling. Hands down, I miss the interaction with the fans. Outside of the ring I loved it, too. I mean, how hard is it to sign an autograph? Don't be an asshole to your fans. And there's many [in WWE] that won't, which is bullshit. But inside the ring, just that energy and feeding off that energy is great. There's something so special about it. And every night I would just have a blueprint of what I would say and rely so much on ad-libbing and waiting to see what happens when I get out there and let it materialize organically and see what happens. Every night was a different crowd and they gave me so much energy, and I'll always love that and always miss that for sure.“

— Dwayne Johnson American actor and professional wrestler 1972

Interview with WWE.com (October 2005).

Night, Waiting, Business, Love

„My first wife, I'll never forget her — and I've tried.“

— Redd Foxx American comedian and actor 1922 - 1991

Stage performance on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QoyQwfarn0

„While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.“

— Chinua Achebe, book Anthills of the Savannah

Source: Anthills of the Savannah

World

„There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them. You don't try to justify them. They can't be justified. You just do them. Then you forget it.“

— Mario Puzo, The Godfather

Source: The Godfather

„I understand that you are claiming it is almost impossible to forgive, but only easier to forget. The truth is that, you can only forgive that which you have forced your mind to forget. We must forget first, then forgiveness will come by itself.“

— Mwanandeke Kindembo 1996

Truth, Understanding, Forgiveness

„In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.“

— Terry Pratchett English author 1948 - 2015

Pratchett is credited as author of this, as quoted in Ghost Cats : Human Encounters with Feline Spirits (2007) by Dusty Rainbolt, p. 7, and in Chicken Soup for the Soul : What I Learned from the Cat (2009) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark
Quote attributed to unknown author, in Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Cats : And the People Who Love Them (2004) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Sharon J. Wohlmuth, p. 1
General sources
Variant: In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods. They have never forgotten this.

Time, Cats, God

„Let it go, you've got to forget about revenge. Believe me, in this work I've met a lot of guys who feel the way you do. Trust me, for those who follow the path of revenge, it never ends well. You'll only tear yourself apart and even if you succeed with your revenge, what would you have then... nothing, emptiness.“

— Hatake Kakashi, book Naruto

To Sasuke

Tear, Guy, Way, Revenge

„Mimì never forgets to see the beauty in life.“

— Megan Marie Hart American opera singer 1983

Original: (de) Mimi vergisst nie, die Schönheit im Leben zu sehen, und ist nicht verbittert.
Variant: Mimi never forgets to see the beauty in life and is not bitter.
Source: https://www.frizzmag.de/kultur-freizeit/kultur--buehne/La-Boheme-neue-Version-Staatstheater/
Context: Mimì is a character in Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. Although she is terminally ill, she enjoys life.

Life, Beauty

„Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.“

— Zhuangzi classic Chinese philosopher -369 - -286 BC

Original: (zh_Hant) 荃者所以在魚，得魚而忘荃；蹄者所以在兔，得兔而忘蹄；言者所以在意，得意而忘言。吾安得忘言之人而與之言哉！
Variant: "Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to."
Context: A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find someone who's forgotten words so I can have a word with him?...

„A certain amount of volatility and drama can me healthy and keep things fun and interesting if you're willing at any moment during a fight to say, 'This means nothing. I love you, let's forget about it.“

— Anthony Kiedis, book Scar Tissue

Source: Scar Tissue

Fight, Love

„Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?“

— Sigmund Freud Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis 1856 - 1939

„The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too“

— Ernest Hemingway, book Men Without Women

Disputed
Source: Claimed to be from Men Without Women, but it does not appear in that work. May have originated in a 2011 blogpost by Marc Chernoff entitled 30 things to stop doing to yourself http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/11/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself/.

Relationship, Hurtful, Sad, Pain