Subject: Intelligence » Memory (Page 3)

I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and – I can't remember what the third thing is.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

You will need three umbrellas: one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.

Your marriage is in trouble if your wife says, “You're only interested in one thing,” and you can't remember what it is.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.

I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimer's disease where they slowly began to recover other people's lost memories.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

I constantly walk into a room and I don’t remember why.; but for some reason, I think there’s going to be a clue in the fridge.

(1964 – ) Canadian stand-up comedian, actress & television host

You never know how much a man can't remember until he is called as a witness.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Everything looks bad if you remember it.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

It’s difficult to remember when you haven’t played it before.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts, and his higher nature; and another woman to help him forget them.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

Bo Derek turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn't remember the lines.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

One who has a clear conscience has a foggy memory.

My fairy Godmother once asked me if I’d rather have a long penis or a long memory… I forget what my answer was.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions – he had money, too.

(1925 – 2013) British prime minister & politician

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

First you forget names, then you forget faces… next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

One thing you will probably remember well is any time you forgive and forget.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

My grandfather’s a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice; one day, he took me aside and left me there.

American comedian