A Quote by Jackie Kennedy

Americans care about their past, but for short term gain they ignore it and tear down everything that matters.

Jackie Kennedy

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Jackie Kennedy
American - First lady
July 28, 1929 - May 19, 1994

The most important thing that a company can do in the midst of this economic turmoil is to not lose sight of the long-term perspective. Don't confuse the short-term crises with the long-term trends. Amidst all of these short-term change are some fundamental structural transformations happening in the economy, and the best way to stay in business is to not allow the short-term distractions to cause you to ignore what is happening in the long term.

Paul Saffo

When you talk about Social Security, it's not just enough to say, we're looking at you, this really matters. It's the fact that a million Americans think it matters. Oh, wait, it's 2 million Americans think it matters. No, it's 4 million Americans. It's 6 million, wait, it's 10 million, it's 50 million Americans who care about this. That's how we're going to make change.

Elizabeth Warren

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 gain for all.

Milton Friedman

Delegation requires the willingness to pay for short term failures in order to gain long term competency.

Dave Ramsey

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

Carlos Ghosn

Remember anything you want that's valuable requires you to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure.

Tony Robbins

Everywhere you turn you see Americans sacrifice their long-term interests for a short-term reward.

Michael Lewis

When you start with why, which decision you make becomes very easy. It is so hard to do when you may suffer a short term loss or you may lose out on some short term gain. But in the long run it's way more powerful and way more stable.

Simon Sinek

It's easy to love the snow because at the end of every snowstorm it's as if the world has started over. There is no dirt, no footprints, just a layer of seamless, indiscriminate nature connecting everything to everything else. Isn't that the amazing thing about the natural world? You can tear it down, you can drill holes in it, you can ignore its power with all your might, but one morning you wake up and it has selflessly given despite all of our abuse. I think I'll make a snowman.

Andrew McMahon

I think sometimes when you look long term, you kind of forget to take care of what you have to take care of on a daily basis. We're into short-term goals more than long-term goals.

Chip Kelly

The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.

Po Bronson

We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make.

Deb Haaland

Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.

George Will

Short term political calculations of the past must give way to long-term investments for the future.

Chris Sununu

To most of you, your neighbor is a stranger, a guy with a barkin' dog and a high fence around him. Now you can't be a stranger to any guy that's on your own team. So tear down the fence that separates you. Tear down the fence and you'll tear down a lot of hates and prejudices. Tear down all the fences in the country and you'll really have teamwork.

Robert Riskin

You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.

Scott Belsky

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