As we get older it is our short term memory that fades rather than our long term memory. Perhaps we have evolved… — Philippa Perry Copy Share Image
When people think of the outcomes of their decisions, they think much more short term than that. They think in terms of… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I think when you're 17 and you're angry, you're angry about very short-term things. And there's nothing wrong about writing that record.… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise… — Anthony Albanese Copy Share Image
Productivity growth, however it occurs, has a disruptive side to it. In the short term, most things that contribute to productivity growth… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Some of the best trades come when everyone gets very panicky. The crowd can often act very stupidly in the markets. You… — Linda Bradford Raschke Copy Share Image
Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback,… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
A final victory is an accumulation of many short-term encounters. To lightly dismiss a success because it does not usher in a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Promotions are a short-term solution with dreadful long-term effects. — Mike Jeffries Copy Share Image
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the name of short-term stimulus, he [Obama] will give every American family (who makes less than $200,000) a welfare check of… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
The environmental crisis is somber evidence of an insidious fraud hidden in the vaunted productivity and wealth of modern, technology-based society. This… — Barry Commoner Copy Share Image
We must remember, elections are short-term efforts. Revolutions are long-term projects. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Keep yourself motivated. You've got to be motivated, you've got to wake up every day and understand what that day is about;… — Gary Cohn Copy Share Image
Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks… — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
I still audition a lot and work really hard to get work. So I don't really walk around feeling like I've made… — Olivia Thirlby Copy Share Image
Everyone knows history is written by the winners, but that cliche misses a crucial detail: Over time, the winners are always the… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Fifteen years ago tomorrow I had open heart surgery, a quintuple bypass surgery. Thanks to all of my doctors. Because of them,… — David Letterman Copy Share Image