Bertrand Russell Quotes About Memories

• I was told that The Chinese said they would bury me by the Western Lake and build a shrine to my memory. I have some slight regret that this did not happen, as I might have become a god, which would have been very chic for an atheist.

  Bertrand Russell

  Atheist, Memories, Regret

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Autobiography”, p.346, Routledge

• I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to include every influence of past experience on present reactions.

  Bertrand Russell

  Memories, Science, Past

  Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter Köllner (1997). “Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68”, p.285, Psychology Press

• A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.

  Bertrand Russell

  Smile, Memories, Lasts

• Memory demands an image.

  Bertrand Russell

  Memories, Demand

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