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I really don't retain information - by the time I arrive wherever I'm going, I already forget what it is that I wanted to say.
My existence is fuller of other people's experiences than my own. If they cut open my brain, these are what I would retain most.
I've appointed a task force to take a fresh look at the color-code system and whether we should retain it, change it or scrap it.
Painting directly from nature is difficult as things do not remain the same; the camera helps to retain the picture in your mind.
It's kind of hard to retain the feminine. I have so much respect for the feminine, but it's actually something I have to work for.
If Monaco retain the ambition of winning trophies in France and Europe - and that's why I came here - I will be delighted to stay.
Writing a play, you have to retain it all in your head - you need more time. With prose, you can snatch an hour here, an hour there.
Running businesses of all sizes and stages, I've seen the challenges companies face in trying to identify, attract, and retain talent.
The UK's most forward-thinking employers already know they need to attract, retain and promote the best talent - both male and female.
Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.
Once we increase the proportion of women in technical roles, the challenge is to retain them and ease the transition to senior positions.
I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. What's real is for my children and the people I live with.
Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.
I think the hardest part about making a scary film is about being able to retain the mystery, especially when it comes to supernatural stuff.
The only thing I have retained from my upbringing - I did not retain the religious element - is the idea that you do not do things for money.
I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.
Men are the weaker sex and retain their immaturity, it seems, to the grave. It's like a built-in design fault. You can't do anything about it.
After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.
As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.
I'm the seventh chancellor at Vanderbilt; Bobby Johnson is the 25th head football coach. That shows a lack of commitment to attract and retain.
When done correctly, gift and loyalty cards can improve your cash flow, acquire and retain customers, and increase your overall brand presence.
The Wellcome Trust will retain a level of financial flexibility which will enable us to react quickly to unexpected developments and new ideas.
We have got to move away from the concept of race and color because that is what apartheid is. We cannot end apartheid if we retain these concepts.
No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.
I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.
While there should be collective efforts to increase tech inclusion overall, the industry must work to specifically attract and retain women of color.
The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.
It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
That's something that I think the best artists retain - the ability to invite you into their small, intimate inner space, and let that be what radiates.
There are a lot of old-fashioned things we perpetuate that come from a world that's not digital, not interactive, and not online, and we try to retain it.
A Chanel bag will retain its value if you want to sell it to a vintage shop. I've got Chanel bags from the 1980s and they have that fashion heritage aspect.
The three most powerful and most apparent means used by Rome to retain her power over the minds of her votaries are Ignorance, Superstition, and Persecution.
If you want to retain your identity and culture, we're a really great mothership. If you want to sell out... there are definitely other companies to talk to.
I admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.
Indeed, the Royal Family still retain the German custom - introduced by Prince Albert - of opening their presents on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas morning.
While I try to retain the slightly odd perspective and some of the innocence, it's really liberating to be able to talk/rant about all the stuff that bothers me.
I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.
Sometimes, I record rough patches of tunes and take them to directors. They choose to retain my voice. Personally, I don't like my voice, and never want to record.
I believe that hardworking people should retain as much of the money as they can in terms of the taxes that they pay. But I think everybody should pay their taxes.
He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
So, without being cold, you really have to try to retain the capacity to help people without becoming too emotional or allowing your own emotions to have full rein.
The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.
By maintaining an active feedback system at every stage of a startup, founders can reduce their burn rate, increase their virality coefficient, and retain key hires.
If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.
Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith while accepting a thoroughly naturalistic picture of physical reality.
First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.
We must continue to invest at the local level to help cities, towns, and villages retain teachers, police, firefighters, and other community-enhancing service providers.
Architecture is a living thing. If I want to leave something to the future, it has to be able to change - but retain something of the ethos that we built up over 50 years.
We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the more simple and original something is, the better.
I guess you could say that no matter what the characters are enduring, I try to make them retain their humanity. Their self-absorbed, grouchy, selfish, aggravating humanity.