The infrastructure of the US is a long-term suspension of disbelief that such things won't be exploded deliberately by people who don't create anything.
It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
One day we will have more inflation, and our bonds will bleed like a pig. The only reason for buying long bonds is short-term or as a desperate haven for terrorized investors. But the potential to make longer-term real money is naught.
Private property is a very fundamental and very long-term institution.
One of the major problems with long-term deep space human flight is the requirement for radiation shielding.
Chances are that neither the client nor the agency will ever know very much about what role the ad has played in sales or profits of the client, either short-term or long-term.
If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the right decisions in the moment.
Then are there no rules at all, Lord?” Moneo's voice conveyed a faint hint of hysteria. Leto smiled to ease the man's tensions. “Perhaps one. Short–term decisions tend to fail in the long–term.
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.
We do not mind establishing a long-term truce between us and you.
I want to see a capitalism that manages resources in a new, much more long-term manner.
Developed countries should support developing countries in tackling climate change. This not only is their responsibility, but also serves their long-term interests.
Our strength in finance has led us to set up an international financial centre with medium and long-term objectives, especially to develop Islamic financial and insurance services.
Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.
Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma.
Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability.
Our enemies are real. But so are the moral questions and long-term political implications of drone strikes.
The long-term value proposition for cellphone companies isn't just voice conversation - it's transfer of data.
The long-term solution in preventing another famine in Somalia is to promote self-reliance.
Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.
We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.
