Retentive Quotes

Perhaps art is simply an organism's reaction against its retentive limitations.

— Joseph Brodsky

Nothing is so retentive as a nation's memory.

— Joseph A. Schumpeter

Yes, anally retentive men are my forte!

— Geoffrey Rush

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

— Elbert Hubbard

Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.

— Harvey Mackay

“5. Oliver, in short, is an anally retentive fuckwit.”

— Fiona wood Cath Crowley Simmone Howell