Short Term Quotes

285 Short Term quotes by 248 unique authors

We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking. — Jacques Yves Cousteau
A farm is an irregular patch of nettles bounded by short-term notes, containing a fool and his wife who didn’t know enough to stay in… — S. J. Perelman
In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO… — Aleksander Kwasniewski
I have terrible short-term memory loss, which I like to think of as Presidential eligibility. — Paula Poundstone
Cutting government spending and government intrusion in the economy will almost surely involve immediate gain for the many, short-term pain for the few, and long-term… — Milton Friedman
The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking. — Rick Warren
Productivity growth, however it occurs, has a disruptive side to it. In the short term, most things that contribute to productivity growth are very painful. — Janet Yellen
If we human beings learn to see the intricacies that bind one part of a natural system to another and then to us, we will… — Gaylord Nelson
Not only did secular scientists rout the Christian fundamentalists, they placed themselves in the posture of knowing more, on the basis of their own very… — Vine Deloria, Jr.
The fate of the soil system depends on society's willingness to intervene in the market place, and to forego some of the short-term benefits that… — Eugene Odum
Long-term planning is often undervalued by our indefinite short-term world. — Peter Thiel
Long-term investing has gotten so popular, it's easier to admit you're a crack addict than to admit you're a short-term investor. — Peter Lynch
When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being fooled… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to be solved today. — Robert Kiyosaki
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. — Ben Bernanke
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected officials consider a… — Donella Meadows
Debasing your currency sometimes works in the short term, it has never worked in the long term and does not even usually work in the… — Jim Rogers
Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to address deficits in… — Indra Nooyi
I think we will see better vaccines within the next 15 years, but I'm not a scientist and am focused on the short-term - what… — Paul Farmer
Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime. — Tony Robbins
In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the… — Alfred Marshall
Whilst large organisations need foresight, they are also notorious in their bias for short term thinking, sometimes rejecting or even suppressing foresight. — Unknown Author
The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring this world back… — Paul Polman
If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they… — Bob Kerrey
The thing that I learned early on is you really need to set goals in your life, both short-term and long-term, just like you do… — Denise Morrison

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