Alan Moore

Life is a lot more interesting if you are interested in the people and the places around you. So, illuminate your little patch of ground, the people that you know, the things that you want to commemorate. Light them up with your art, with your music, with your writing, with whatever it is that you do.

British Writer

Anne Frank

Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have their share? Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers?

German Writer

Coretta Scott King

Thank God we have the example of Martin Luther King, Jr. People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples' lives, and that's why it's so important not just to commemorate his life, but to study and try to live by the principles of that life.

American Activist

J. J. Redick

Growing up, I didn't know anyone that was a watch collector or into watches, but I was always kind of curious about them. Before the NBA Draft, I knew I was going to get drafted, and I wanted to commemorate that by buying a watch.

American Athlete

Ivica Dacic

I tried to go to Kosovo to establish a statue to commemorate those who died during the wars, and to discuss moving on, so we could move into a new era. But I was banned from there.

Serbian Politician

Abraham Lincoln

Biographies, as generally written, are not only misleading but false... In most instances, they commemorate a lie and cheat posterity out of the truth.

American President

Robert Wolders

The memory of Audrey is in my innermost mind. And I don't need a foundation to commemorate her. That's perhaps a bonus, if you like.

Noam Chomsky

Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated - Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example.

Gutzon Borglum

A monument's dimensions should be determined by the importance to civilization of the events commemorated.

American Sculptor

Phyllis Diller

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.

American Comedian

Use 'commemorate' when expressing deep respect for someone or marking the significance of a historical event.

Respectful Remembrance

'Commemorate' often implies a solemn or serious recognition, suitable for formal events.

Solemn Occasions

People frequently commemorate yearly anniversaries of important events, not just one-time ceremonies.

Annual Observances

'Commemorate' can mean creating a tangible object, like a statue or plaque, that serves as a lasting reminder.

Physical Memorials

When 'commemorate' involves a physical memorial, it's about establishing a legacy that persists over time.

Enduring Legacy

Buildings or streets are often named to commemorate individuals, reflecting their lasting impact.

Naming Honors

 commemorating the mapping of the human genome. So we actually invited other genetic support groups to be part of this exhibition, not just on albinism, but all groups, again illustrating the universal applicability. I saw these images from the Marfan Foundation, these kids grow very, very tall, at risk of an aortic dissection,

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 was ever punished for this crime against humanity. The legacy of the massacre remains a source of tension between the two countries. Activists on both sides of the border have tried to heal the wounds of the past. But the Dominican state has done little, if anything, to officially commemorate the massacre or its victims.

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 This disease will be the end of many of us, but not nearly all, and the dead will be commemorated, and they will struggle on with the living, and we are not going away. We won't die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward. We will be citizens. The time has come. Bye, now.

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 he is making sure -- one man is making sure -- that history is not forgotten. But it's not just Chinese heroes he cares about. This building contains the world's largest collection of documents and artifacts commemorating the U.S. role in fighting on the Chinese side

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 certain people believe that there are actually these earthly paradise that truly exists some of the artwork that one would see commemorate the life of Buddha commemorate obviously the animistic traditions and of course the bun tradition that existed far before

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 was named after the first mayor of Oakland jil think a pistol and behind me is the friendship bell which was developed in the joint project by the city of oak ridge in several cities in Japan to commemorate 50 years of friendship from nineteen forty five to

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 These burial grounds created permanent places to commemorate the dead. The nomadic Scythians littered the steppes with grave mounds known as kurgans. The Etruscans built expansive necropoles, their grid-patterned streets lined with tombs.

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 restaurant owner this passenger plane for an international businessman the lion commemorates a powerful tribal chief of the rooster humble farmer each coffin celebrates the life of a loved one I think I need more work for

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 the legacy of the Mirabal sisters would surpass the clutches of Trujillo’s tyranny even long after their deaths. Today, the Mirabal sisters are national heroes with monuments and honors commemorating their struggle.

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 which commemorates the energy to learn the right side and heating system so when people can actually interact with that