Quotes About Long-term

I believe over the long term he's going to have the money, and he's got the message, that this is going to be one of the finalists for the presidential campaign.

Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.

Getting the big things right that make all the money, that's long cycle, really executing in a way that allows you to do it, that's short cycle.

Rich people think long-term. they balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tommorow

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties.

Most people... find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.

We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

Patience and discipline can make you look foolishly out of touch until they make you look prudent and even prescient

You find bargains among the unpopular things, the things that everybody hates. The key is that you must have patience.

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.

A politician would do well to remember that he has to live with his conscience longer than he does with his constituents.

A politician thinks of the next election a statesman of the next generation.

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

So mothers everywhere take heart. The indoctrination you administer now may have unanticipated positive effects years later.

Managers can use power, money or certain circumstances to achieve short-term results. However, motivation is crucial for achieving long-term results.

It isn't the amount you spend today, it's what you want to invest in for the future!

In the long run the pessimist may be proved to be right but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.

Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results.

Is the CEO allocating capital in a rational way that will enhance the company's long-term value? Is the company underpaying its employees, mistreating its suppliers, violating its customers' trust, or engaging in any other shortsighted behavior that could jeopardize its eventual greatness?

Fifth, in a world that's increasingly geared toward short-termism and instant gratification, a tremendous advantage can be gained by those who move consistently in the opposite direction