Top 400 Remembered Quotes

That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
Samuel Johnson
I would rather do four films and be remembered for them than do 20 forgettable ones.
Nushrat Bharucha
I want to be remembered as a Miss Universe who overcame her fears and helped other women overcome theirs.
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
The dinosaurs aren’t remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity’s gone, what do we give to this little planet that we’re on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?
Kanye West
We had a comic book in Denmark called ‘Valhalla,’ and I read it every time I had the chance. So I remembered the authentic stories from that comic book – Thor and Odin and Freya, I know all those stories.
Alex Hogh Andersen
I just want to be remembered as a fantastic player who gave everything for the team and enjoyed every bit of it.
Virgil van Dijk
When you're driving into D.C. as a young kid and you go

When you’re driving into D.C. as a young kid and you go over the Key Bridge and see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building, they become a part of the landscape for you. You are also constantly in contact with this idea that history, and the people that made it, are being remembered.
Thomas Kail
Whether permitted to live to witness the abolition of slavery or not, I felt assured that, as I demanded nothing that was not clearly in accordance with justice and humanity, some time or other, if remembered at all, I should stand vindicated in the eyes of my countrymen.
William Lloyd Garrison
At the end of the day, I got involved in all this because I enjoy driving cars and driving them as fast as possible. If I was going to be remembered for anything, I would like it to be for that.
Colin McRae
I want to be remembered as a guy who tried his best and did his best.
Art Modell
But today I felt different, today I forgot how long it takes to get into the skin of a character and I remembered it, because today I actually got into that skin and it felt so different.
Estelle Parsons
Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.
Alan Bennett
I remembered being young in the late ’70s and early ’80s and growing up at the height of the Cold War. I remembered how scared I was of nuclear weapons, how often I though about them and about the possibility of everything and everyone I knew vanishing in a second in temperatures hotter than the centre of the sun.
John Niven
The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.
Ken Venturi
My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
Barbra Streisand
I don’t want to be remembered as a writer. I would rather be remembered as a storyteller.
Ashwin Sanghi
I will not be remembered in history. I have not been shot. I have not launched any great tragedy or victory. I have not borne any great defeat. It was a very normal – it still is a very normal – human life of a political leader.
Helmut Schmidt
If somebody asks me whether I’d rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it’s the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you’re going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.
Rory McIlroy
I have never sat down and studied the Bible, never consciously echoed its language, and am, in reality, as ignorant of it as most brought-up Christians. All of the Bible that I use in my work is remembered from childhood and is the common property of all who were brought up in English-speaking communities.
Dylan Thomas
Rian Johnson’s ‘Looper’ is inventive, entertaining, and thought-provoking in every way a movie can be. It is in fact the kind of movie that reminds us why we watch them and make them, a beautifully told story that deserves to be not only remembered, but acknowledged for its writing.
Jason Reitman
Although he was a brilliant businessman, in my mind, Dick Spangler will best be remembered in our state for his commitment to education and what it means for lifting individuals out of poverty, giving them a path for learning, and expressing their individuality.
Richard Burr
I don’t even know when my father admitted me to school. During those days in villages, people did not remember the exact date a child was born. It was usually only the season that they remembered.
Milkha Singh
The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It’s the child that’s remembered.
Freeman Dyson
A couple things I’m gonna be remembered for: the hat backwards and the swing. And the smile.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Once I will arrive in the ring, I’m going to make the most of this fight because this fight I will remember for the rest of my life. From my point of view, this night is going to be remembered by the British people. Not from the American people as much, but from the British fans here who will watch me beat Canelo Alvarez.
Liam Smith
I hope this century will be remembered as the century of the cancer treatment. That’s my hope.
Tasuku Honjo
It’s nice to be remembered.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
I’d like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs, and had a hell of a time.
Buck Owens
Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
Bob Woodward
Hard-hitting films are remembered for a long time.
Vikramaditya Motwane
I think you play this game to be remembered, to win championships.
LeSean McCoy
For many Americans, 2016 will be remembered as a terrible year. It was a year in which the lack of faith in our institutions was laid bare.
Ben Domenech
I want to do films that will be remembered, not run-of-the-mill stuff where I stand behind looking pretty as a picture.
Ayesha Takia
I no longer get into stupid thought wormholes about identity and stuff. At one time, I did have some impostor syndrome about acting, but then I remembered I’ve been doing this since I was little, actually.
Tavi Gevinson
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Abraham Lincoln
There is an amazing feminist writer called Lindy West; she wrote a very nice piece for The New York Times. She wrote about Woody Allen, saying if we can’t go after your work or your career, we will go after your legacy. You will never be remembered the same way. I think a lot of women will have to take solace in that.
Richa Chadha
Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents.
Azzedine Alaia
My goal is more to be remembered. They'll remember this

My goal is more to be remembered. They’ll remember this thing and like it in the future. The trick is to stay remembered long enough for that to happen.
Chuck Palahniuk
I try to do other characters that are different from Monk, obviously, because I’d like to be remembered for more than just that.
Tony Shalhoub
I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.
J. K. Rowling
I have made more money than I ever thought anybody should ever make. But who cares if you’re worth $500 million or $1 billion? That is not what I want to be remembered for, but for giving something back.
Jorge M. Perez
I want to be remembered for my poop jokes. Those are the most important kind.
Eric Andre
Professionally, I want to be remembered for how hard I worked and how I put my heart and soul into my work. Personally, I want people to remember my heart.
Naturi Naughton
I’m remembered as a model who dated a rock star or 10, among them Steven Tyler, Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Page, and Rod Stewart.
Bebe Buell
If I don’t write things down, good luck. I was talking to my mom last night. I take another call, tell her I’ll call right back, 10 minutes. Think I remembered?
Chris Pronger
That’s why we’re here: to leave a legacy that’ll be remembered long after we’re done. And what a great start to my legacy, man, being the first UFC flyweight champion.
Joseph Benavidez
I want my name to be remembered for 1,000 years. That way, I will never be forgotten when I’m done inside the ring.
Rusev
I told our players at Butler, ‘I hate to break it to you, but you aren’t playing beyond here. That’s reality. So why are you so concerned with yourself?’ It’s a hard lesson, but I told them, ‘How you handle your role on this team will be remembered by your coaches and your teammates. It will define you.’
Brad Stevens
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film.
Tommy Kirk
I remember my second year, in the playoff game in Dallas, I remember every play that happened. I remembered giving up a back-shoulder fade in the end zone, scoring.
Shaquill Griffin
My generation remembered going to the movies as an event. We would see these things, we would bring them home, and we would think about them for years because it would take a long time before they would go on television where you could re-experience the fun that you had when you watched them.
Joe Dante
I would like to be remembered as a boxer who tried to do his best.
Miguel Cotto
I always remembered that when I saw people get married they got on a rocketship and went to Planet Happiness, Population: Them.
Marc Webb
Steve always said that he didn’t care if anyone remembered him, as long as they remembered his message.
Terri Irwin