MONUMENT, n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.
Pass this bill as the memorial to our late beloved President.
The Civil Rights Bill of 1964
One writes to memorialize, and to bring to life again that which has been lost.
It is a sacred duty to see that each of our dead comrades is escorted through the pearly gates by a large, a very large number of enemy dead. It is up to us now and here after to produce these escorts for the heroic slain.
First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve.
I want to make a memorial for our turkey. Never has a bird been so tortured to provide such a lousy dinner.
I think it's very important for writers and artists generally to be witnesses to the world, and to be transparent. To let other people speak... to travel... to experience the world. And memorialize it.
This is what a memorial is: standing still, staring at something that isn’t ther
'Never forget' is correct. But the place to remember is in our hearts, not in lavish ceremonies.
The best way to honor the legacy of a person who's passed is to find a way to support the living.
Nothing can bring my Jordan back but I have learned to channel my grief into action to honor my son.
I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.
Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
I would suggest the widow do things the husband used to do, so he seems to be there with you. You will feel like just going to bed. It's so wonderful, going to bed.
The best way to honor someone who has passed is to live.
One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.
With the tears a Land hath shed. Their graves should ever be green.
Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.
How do you commemorate a year? A paper anniversary, but we are the words written down, not the paper.
Well, I think one doesn't really have to invent this memorial space, because it is already there. And it is speaking with a voice and, you know, 4 million of us came to see the site.
I still remember the time when I visited the wax museum in London. While there were statues of many sports personalities, including that of Sachin Tendulkar, I didn't see a wax figure of any hockey player. I was a little disappointed at that time, and I hoped that one day, at least in India, someone would make a wax statue of a hockey player.
I still went to church regularly every Sunday; that is we all went there together. I reverenced the family pew where we had assembled for so many years; and apart from that reason I hold it dear because it is associated in my memory with my mother.