Short-Term Quotes

78 quotes by 72 authors

Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion,… — Bob Beauprez
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. — Harry Browne
There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need… — Buzz Aldrin
We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face. — Kofi Annan
If you have a lot of short-term debt, it means that all of that money can be demanded in a very short period of time.… — Jeffrey Sachs
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
We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country… — Bruce Babbitt
While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term. — Sylvia Mathews Burwell
A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will… — Daniel H. Pink
The simple truth is, the short-term solution is for the FDA to allow more importation of safe vaccines from other nations. But the long-term solution… — Larry Craig
Capitalism believes that its remit is exclusively to make maximum short-term profits. — Jeremy Grantham
An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in… — K. Eric Drexler
When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder… — J. William Fulbright
The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam. — Tony Snow
But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some… — Fred Thompson
For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would… — Peter Welch
The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading profits,… — Vince Cable
We cannot shun our values as an immigrant nation. This is a wrong path. And while possibly it is a short-term political victory based on… — Raul Grijalva
One of my problems, so to speak, is that, in America, we tend to think in relatively short-term. In the Middle East and Asia and… — Jay Rockefeller
I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading. — Pat Bowlen

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