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“I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading.”

Knows Term Memories Loss Bowls Championship Short Term Super Bowl Fading Memory Loss Short Term Memory

Author:Pat Bowlen

“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.”

“Fifteen years ago tomorrow I had open heart surgery, a quintuple bypass surgery. Thanks to all of my doctors. Because of them, in 15 years of life I've been able to experience, well, acid reflux, short-term memory loss, and erectile dysfunction. Thanks for all your work. It's great to be alive.”

“Any strategy that involves crossing a valley accepting short-term losses to reach a higher hill in the distance will soon be brought to a halt by the demands of a system that celebrates short-term gains and tolerates stagnation, but condemns anything else as failure. In short, a world where big stuff can never get done.”

World Done Bigs Stuff Term Loss Accepting Higher Demand Gains Strategy Distance Celebrate Hills Valleys Tolerate Short Term Crossings Halt Stagnation Big Stuff

Author:Neal Stephenson

“When people think of the outcomes of their decisions, they think much more short term than that. They think in terms of gains and losses.”

People Thinking Term Loss Decision Gains Outcomes Short Term Gains And Losses

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“High protein diets make you sick in the long and short term. Expect kidney disease, heart disease and more strokes and cancer. Plus the weight loss is temporary because you can't stay sick for long. Look at the creators of these diets - many are fat themselves.”

Looks Heart Long Term Loss Disease Sick Weight Cancer Creator Fats Diets Plus Temporary Strokes Weight Loss Short Term Protein Kidneys Heart Disease Kidney Disease

Author:John A. McDougall

“I have short-term memory loss, though I'd like to think of it as Persidential eligibility.”

Thinking Term Memories Loss Short Term Memory Loss Eligibility Short Term Memory

Author:Paula Poundstone

“One of the leading theories of why electroconvulsive therapy is effective for most severe depressions is that it causes a loss of short-term memory - patients feel better because they can't remember why they were sad.”

Feels Remember Causes Term Memories Loss Theory Patient Therapy Feel Better Severe Short Term Short Term Memory

Book:Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Source: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“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.”

“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.”

People Ifs Long Ideas Term Can Do Loss Worst Projects Following Miserable Sensitive Long Term Short Term Bad Ideas

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“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.”

Way May Long Hard Running Suffering Easy Term Loses Loss Decision Powerful Gains Stable Long Runs Short Term Decisions You Make

Author:Simon Sinek

“I think Donald Trump is a master of moving on from losses when he suffered them, and if he can`t find a way in the short term to get the wall paid for by Mexico, I think he`ll Trumpet the fact that the wall is being built.”

Ifs Thinking Way Facts Moving Term Loss Masters Wall Trump Built Paid Mexico Short Term Trumpets

Author:Mark Halperin