Persistence Master Gifts

'You're sure you won't reconsider?'

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

'I recognize the face ... I just can't pin down the name.'

"My service animal for Alzheimer's, sonny!"

'Yeah, I don't have trouble remembering my times tables, but I stink at algebra...'

'Because of the mess, 'Mr. Potato Salad-Head' never took off.'

"It's just a jogger!" "It's just a car!" "There's nothing out there now!" "I was thinking of the squirrel I saw last week"

"I've made a list of lists we need to make."

"I get it! I get it! Elephants never forget. Now quit bragging about it!"

Mafia Short-Term Memory Clinic. 'Fuhgettaboutit.'

"Gracie, I'm so proud that you made the academic decathlon team! Here...have some of my special green tea! Ithelps you concentrate and improves your memory!"

The Robotics Department. It says here that these guys completely replace all the cells in their bodies every seven years! Wow! What a slow upgrade cycle! If we don't replace all our parts every six months we become obsolete! It makes you wonder why they're in charge! Yeah, like they expect us to remember thousands of gigabytes of data while they forget their passwords! (Published originally on April 19, 2006)

Don't Take No For an Answer

"There's a wonderful book on memory tricks here, but I can't remember what I did with it!"

She Persisted (But it was a Weekend)

'I'm ready! You ready?...You ready?'

'I have the MRI scan of your brain. The right hemisphere is clogged with computer passwords.'

'Don't worry about this meeting. I got everything we need right up here.'

Animal and Human Memory

Felix suddenly remembers what the string on his finger is a reminder of.

'You wouldn't believe how hard it is for me to unwind after work.'

"Oh dear, how embarrassing!"

"Let's see if I understand: your brain can't be upgraded with additional memory, and to make matters even worse, untold thousands of those brain cells die each day?"

"I think my Harry must be practicing some sort of Tantric fishing. He'll be at it for hours and not catch a thing."

Women

"You had the persistence to wind your way through our labyrinthian phone system to ask for an interview...you're hired!"

"I know - it takes skill to sneak a peek at their tiny tags when you can't remember their names."

'I don't remember ever having a good memory.'

"Your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is less than five hours."

"… and a big shout-out to my hippocampus, without which I wouldn’t be standing here saying words."

How to Improve Your Memory Seminar.

Road work next 15 years.

'I lost my shoe, but I got my foot in the door.'