A memoir is my version of events. My perspective. I choose what to tell and what to omit. I choose the adjectives to describe a situation, and in that sense, I'm creating a form of fiction. Isabel Allende adjectivechoosecreate Change image and share on social
A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people. Mitch Albom illuminateinfluenceinspire Change image and share on social
A memoir takes some particular threads, some incidents, some experience from a person's life and gives an account of it. Richard Hell accountexperienceincident Change image and share on social
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. Dean Acheson informmemorandumprotect Change image and share on social
A memory is a beautiful thing, it's almost a desire that you miss. Gustave Flaubert beautifuldesirememory Change image and share on social
A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen. Edward de Bono completelyleavememory Change image and share on social
A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth. Tim Crouch audiencecreepdesign share on social
A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher. David Bergen absolutelyeditormentor Change image and share on social
A mentor enables a person to achieve. A hero shows what achievement looks like. John C. Mather achieveachievementenable Change image and share on social
A mentor long departed told me that the greatest gift in political life, in any life, is to view yourself objectively, at arm's length, to make an assessment of yourself. So whom do I rely on? I rely on myself. Hugh Carey armassessmentdepart share on social