Short Term Quotes

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai Lama

Happiness, Good, Attitude

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?
J. K. Rowling

Society, Short, Quite

Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.
Jack Welch

Long, Short, While

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
Lord Acton

Long, Short, Used

Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs.
John Podhoretz

Short, Growth, Economic

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
Carlos Ghosn

Care, Long, Short

Doing nothing and shrinking spending may save us public money in the short term but could cost us a great deal more over time as the recession takes hold for much longer.
Lucy Powell

Time, Money, Great

I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even feel right, to pretend everything is okay, and to encourage your children to do the same. But concealment leads to shame, and of all hurts shame is the most painful.
Ayelet Waldman

Truth, Children, Everything

The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.
Ben Bernanke

Political, Short, Able

I think so many people are reactive... they see things in a short term way they're right up against it.
Ray Dalio

Short, Against, Reactive

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from there. You can't balance the budget in the short term because to do that would be to ratchet down the economy.
David Axelrod

Work, Down, Others

I still audition a lot and work really hard to get work. So I don't really walk around feeling like I've made it. My short term goals are really just to be creatively stimulated and to be excited about material I might be working on.
Olivia Thirlby

Work, Feeling, Hard

President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people.
Valerie Jarrett

Work, Time, Health

Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don't dramatically improve the efficiency of our cars and trucks.
David Friedman

Work, Help, Short

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 term Goods for that purpose.
Alfred Marshall

Human, May, Short

Well, I think the best thing we can do for the short term is move good energy legislation through to the Congress; I'm encouraged that there's some prospect for that now.
John W. Snow

Good, Best, Through

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
Alex Ferguson

Real, Football, Short

You can't pander to your audience. You might in the short term, but ultimately you can't hoodwink them, either.
Peter Maxwell Davies

Short, Might, Either

We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.
John R. Allen

Long, Short, Succeed

My first priority is growing this economy in the long term, and stimulating it in the short term.
Robert Menendez

Long, Short, Growing

The work requires a moderately large investment in technological and theoretical developments and long periods of time to carry them out, without the pressure to achieve quick or short term results.
Aaron Klug

Work, Time, Long

Educate yourself, take the time to find out what is in a bill and how it will effect everything, and not just how it effects you in the short term, but what the long term consequences of a bill, law or legislations will have an everyone and every community, altimetry effecting you!
David Pratt

Time, Yourself, Long

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 understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.
Bob Kerrey

Understand, Short, Violence

Short term memory is not good.
Jim McMahon

Good, Short, Memory

Time Warner has been managed for the short term. This has damaged the company's fundamental competitive position and its prospects for growth. This approach has cost shareholders a staggering $40 billion.
Bruce Wasserstein

Time, Short, Growth

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