“Self-interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective action, ... Calculate not just the human misery of the poor themselves. Calculate our loss: The aid, the lost opportunity to trade, the short-term consequences of the multiple conflicts; the long-term consequences on the attitude to the wealthy world of injustice and abject deprivation amongst the poor.” WorldHumansLongSelfActionOpportunityLostTermInterestLossPoorAttitudeConflictConsequenceTradeMiseryInjusticeAidsLong TermCollectivesMutualWealthyMultipleLinkedShort TermSelf InterestDeprivationNational InterestsCollective ActionLost OpportunityMutual Interest Author:Tony Blair
“When I got fired, I had a feeling of loss because Viacom had been a passionate long-term relationship. But I got my balance back. I guess its like getting jilted by a girlfriend, a serious girlfriend. You move on.” LongFeelingsMovingTermLossSeriousBalancePassionateLong TermGirlfriendLong Term RelationshipJilted Author:Tom Freston
“Little changes over time are the secret to long term weight loss success!” LittlesLongTermLossSecretWeightLong TermWeight LossChanges Over Time Author:Chris Powell
“It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity.” LongTermLossDutyEndureInvestingLong TermInvestorsEquanimityGreat Loss Author:John Maynard Keynes
“Anyone with a long-term partner, anyone with a long-term lover, if that lover dies, you could easily see yourself in a situation where you couldn't see your future and you would be living entirely in the past. It's about that loss.” IfsLongWould BePastDiesTermLossSituationLoversPartnersLong TermOur FutureYour Future Author:Tom Ford
“Do not accept principal risk while investing short-term cash: the greedy effort to earn a few extra basis points of yield inevitably leads to the incurrence of greater risk, which increases the likelihood of losses and severe illiquidity at precisely the moment when cash is needed to cover expenses, to meet commitments, or to make compelling long-term investments.” LongMomentsTermLossEffortAcceptingGreaterRiskNeededCommitmentBasesIncreaseInvestmentInvestingLong TermExtrasExpensesYieldCashCompellingPrincipalSevereGreedyShort TermLikelihood Author:Seth Klarman
“If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst possible thing you can do, because people are so sensitive to short-term losses. If you count your money every day, you'll be miserable.” PeopleIfsLongIdeasTermCan DoLossWorstProjectsFollowingMiserableSensitiveLong TermShort TermBad Ideas Author:Daniel Kahneman