We could solve all our problems if only we were the efficient, rational human beings of standard economic theory and had politicians… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
The polls undoubtedly help to decide what people think, but their most important long-term influence may be on how people think. The… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I'm just absolutely convinced we have to educate our way to a better economy. That's the only way we're going to get… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
The constant drive for campaign dollars has distorted decision-making in Washington, DC, to the point where our systems can no longer effectively… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
The strategy of buying what's in favor is a fool's errand, ensuring long-term underperformance. Only by standing against the prevailing winds -… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I think a lot of great software has been written by people who are scratching a short-term itch, something which has been… — Tim Berners-Lee Copy Share Image
“There was no doubt about it. I was falling for my stepbrother. Long term this would likely result in my ending up… — Eileen Cook Copy Share Image
You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance,… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people that have been in long-term relationships where cheating has happened, and their marriages and their relationships… — Sutton Foster Copy Share Image
I would like to call on young people to commit themselves to activities that contribute toward achieving their long-term dreams. They have… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
China's economy became more complex. By now there is a large number of small- and medium-sized companies that work quite differently from… — Zhang Xin Copy Share Image
The Interest Rate Reduction Act takes a first step toward providing critical stability by eliminating the threat of an immediate interest rate… — John Kline Copy Share Image
I knew what I was getting into: 72-ounce steaks, shakes by the quart, atomic wings. When I landed 'Man v. Food' in… — Adam Richman Copy Share Image
People ought to invest in us because they like our company and the way they run it. We still do quarterly earnings… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
In the end, you do need institutions to transmit the faith for the long haul. That's why I make the case that,… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
Young people, under the social contract, suggest a long term investment. What we have today is a government that believes that young… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“The energy that rapes and pillages women, and the world, and doesn’t see the long term, is an unbalanced, penetrating, aggressive male… — Laura Dodsworth Copy Share Image
Evolution has no long-term goal. There is no long-distance target, no final perfection to serve as a criterion for selection, although human… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Everyone who has ever been sick or has ever been on medication long-term knows that when you fix one thing chemically in… — Katy Evans Copy Share Image
You could double the number of synaptic connections in a very simple neurocircuit as a result of experience and learning. The reason… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
The one common undertaking and universal instrument of the great majority of the human race is the United Nations. A patient, constructive… — Trygve Lie Copy Share Image
You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really… — Scott Belsky Copy Share Image
While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of… — Cynthia Lummis Copy Share Image
[A dramatic increase in regulation under the Obama administration is] threatening to short-circuit our recovery and undermine our long-term growth…More importantly ,… — Tom J. Donohue Copy Share Image