Shortsighted Quotes

32 quotes by 31 authors

Too often the pressure for popularity, on children and teens, places an economic burden on the income of the father, so mother feels she must… — Ezra Taft Benson
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
The other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is very… — John Templeton
Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know… — Napoleon Hill
So we are now still dependent on foreign oil, have a problem with global warming, and are losing jobs rapidly to the Japanese in fuel-efficient… — Jay Inslee
We sometimes think that being grateful is what we do after our problems are solved, but how terribly shortsighted that is. How much of life… — Robert D. Hales
Don't be so shortsighted that if it doesn't happen right now, you're not going to be happy. You are sowing seeds that will reap a… — Joel Osteen
They're my burka... I'm a little shortsighted, and people, when they're shortsighted, they remove their glasses and then they look like cute little dogs who… — Karl Lagerfeld
The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs have shackled their… — B. H. Liddell Hart
I object. I object to any killing at all. You know, it's terrible what happened and I think retaliation definitely makes sense and it's definitely… — Tre Cool
You must remember that our God has all knowledge and all wisdom, and that therefore it is very possible He may guide you into paths… — Hannah Whitall Smith
...only the unscrupulous or shortsighted can defend pollution and degradation of the countryside. — Russell Kirk
With correction, and given the chance, 'Terra Nova' can and will deliver seasons of transcendent images and story-telling. Failing to renew 'Terra Nova' is shortsighted,… — Stephen Lang
It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own… — Dalai Lama
The biggest disappointment has been seeing the number of people in this business with very shortsighted views. — Greg Ginn
Hollywood is great. I also think it's stupid and small-minded and shortsighted. — David Fincher
There are dimensions of power, there are dimensions of knowledge, and there are dimensions of confusion. The universe is a very, very big place. To… — Frederick Lenz
Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and… — James T. Walsh
The principle of neutrality ... has increasingly become an obsolete conception, and, except under very special circumstances, it is an immoral and shortsighted conception. — John Foster Dulles
Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual… — Radhanath Swami

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