That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the ...

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two ...

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

It's very hard to retain the Premier League.

I'm going to retain a lot of Microsoft's stock.

I've always tried to retain that childlike wonder.

I'm a writer; I like to retain subtlety and nuance.

We have to hire, retain, and develop the best staff.

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

No matter what parents do, kids retain their uniqueness.

What the mind cannot retain, the body will have to endure.

What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it.

I don't retain facts very well when it comes to music history.

I don't have many friends, but I want to retain the ones I have.

I read slowly, I watch movies slowly, because I retain everything.

I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my work.

So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain.

Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.

It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top.

I retain what's interesting to me, but I don't have a lot of strategic depth.

Movie stars need to retain some of that mystique if you are a big movie star.

My dad had me in Taekwondo when I was a kid, but I didn't retain much of that.

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.

I don't really retain much from the first couple semesters of my criminal justice studies.

It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.

I believe if a sentence is to retain its strength over time, it needs to be carefully made.

I've always done whatever is necessary to retain my Knockouts title by any means necessary.

A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

Artless fairy stories enchant us in our first years and retain their hold on us until our last.

You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV.

What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the years?

God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.

European businesses will want to retain free-trade access to the U.K. - their biggest export market.

To retain my fascination with chemistry, I have had to change my research fields about every 10 years.

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.

I think those who object to my characterizing man as simple want somehow to retain a deep mystery at his core.

New Labour has systematically alienated section after section of the coalition we need to win and retain power.

Indeed, though people increasingly learn and interact online, we retain a fundamental need to engage in person.

I have been blessed with good genes, and that's why, irrespective of how much I eat, I still retain my lean look.

'Retirement' is a dirty word. Luckily, I can carry on working until I drop, provided I retain my mental abilities.

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.

I'm a taker in terms of jokes. I love to hear a good joke, but I don't retain jokes. I'm not a good teller of jokes.

To me, it's always good to retain a sense of wonder and never good too big for life, like you've seen it all before.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.

Intelligence services all over the world, in order to retain their competitive edge, have to adapt or they won't survive.

To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

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