Short Term Thinking Quotes:

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

- Brian Tracy

topic: Inspiration, Order, Discipline, Gratification, Delayed Gratification

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

- Ray Dalio

source: "Ray Dalio Succinctly Explained His Investment Thesis - And It's Deep" by Linette Lopez, www.businessinsider.com. September 21, 2012.

topic: Thinking, People, Way, Short Term Thinking

The number one problem in our society today is short-term thinking.

- Rick Warren

topic: Thinking, Numbers, Our Society, Society Today, Short Term Thinking

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

- Nicholas Sparks

source: "The Last Song". Book by Nicholas Sparks, September 1, 2009.

topic: Relationship, Mean, Long, Long Relationship, Cute Relationship

I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it.

- E. O. Wilson

topic: Thinking, People, Doubt, Thinking Love, Short Term Thinking

We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

topic: Thinking, Myopic, Logic, Short Term Thinking

People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to be solved today.

- Robert Kiyosaki

topic: Thinking, Ideas, Long, Money Problem, Short Term Thinking

The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking.

- Rick Warren

topic: Thinking, Aspect, Term, Short Term Thinking

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 will happen in the interim.

- Paul Farmer

topic: Thinking, Vaccines, Years, Interim, Short Term Thinking

Money can extinguish intrinsic motivation, diminish performance, crush creativity, encourage unethical behavior, foster short-term thinking, and become addictive.

- Daniel H. Pink

topic: Crush, Money, Motivation, Intrinsic Motivation, Unethical

Whilst large organisations need foresight, they are also notorious in their bias for short term thinking, sometimes rejecting or even suppressing foresight.

- Tom Graves

topic: Thinking, Needs, Sometimes, Short Term Thinking

Well it's been about 100 years and every attempt at a comics writers' union has failed miserably. There is, sadly, a long history of short-term thinking and self-destructive behavior among my fellow comic book creators. No matter how many horror stories they have heard they won't even go so far as to hire themselves a lawyer when they need it. It breaks my heart. I am a very proud union member of the Writers Guild. And I can't imagine my fellow comic creators being able to pull something like this together.

- Brian Michael Bendis

topic: Book, Heart, Thinking, Destructive Behavior, Self Destructive