“You don't have to have perfect wisdom to get very rich - just a bit better than average over a long period of time.” LongBitsPerfectRichPeriodsAverageLong Periods Of Time Author:Charlie Munger
“What I know is that if I was asked to teach mathematics in French for a week to young kids, I would do my homework and I think I could do a decent job. I don't think a degree in education would make me a better teacher. I sometimes teach in college. I don't teach for long periods of time, but I give workshops and I think I can communicate stuff. So, it's about communicating.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingLongI CanSometimesKidsJobsYoungStuffTeachTeacherWeekCollegePeriodsDegreesMathematicsCommunicateDecentHomeworkWorkshopsLong Periods Of Time Author:Philippe Falardeau
“I don't write as much now as I used to, but I write. The lines still come, maybe periodically, and I'll go through these little bursts of time where I write a lot of things then a long period of time where maybe I don't write anything. Or these lines will come into my head and I'll write 'em down in a little book, just little sets of lines, but I won't try to make stories or poems out of them. I'm doing a lot of that now, just the lines.” WritingTryingLittlesLongStillsBookStoriesUsedLinesPeriodsEmsLong Periods Of Time Author:John Trudell
“I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes me lose respect for certain photographers. Sometimes it's worth it to spend money on a good idea, but wasting money makes me ill.” LongIdeasSometimesCertainLosesRoomsHeardCarPeriodsPhotographerIllHotelExcessGood IdeasMultipleWorth ItBaggageHotel RoomsLong Periods Of TimeCar RentalWasting MoneyExcess Baggage Author:Peter Menzel
“I think it's criminal how little people in the military are paid. These are people out risking their lives, taken away from their families for long periods of time. I think they should be paid dramatically more than they're paid.” PeopleThinkingShouldLittlesLongTakenMilitaryPeriodsPaidCriminalsLong Periods Of Time Author:Ben Stein
“I tend to work most often from the method of ignoring any ritualistic writing for long periods of time, and then I'll spend three straight weeks writing for 12 hours a day and just going through the motions with my worldly business because the compulsion to write descends upon me like a kind of madness. I don't mean to be dramatic, but it feels that way when it strikes.” WayFeelsWritingKindMeanLongThreeHoursWeekPeriodsMadnessMethodStrikesDramaticWorldlyCompulsionLong Periods Of Time Author:Kevin Keck
“The most straightforward path would be if we could bring the cost of solar electric and wind down by another factor of say, three, and then have some miraculous storage solution, so that not only over the 24-hour day but over long periods of time where the wind doesn't blow, you have reliable energy. That's a path. But energy storage is hard. That's not a guaranteed path.” IfsLongHardWould BeThreeEnergyHoursPathWindPeriodsCostSolutionsBlowFactorsElectricMiraculousStraightforwardStorageLong Periods Of Time Author:Bill Gates
“I'm working from home a lot. That's very unusual because I'm away a lot, sometimes working on the other side of the world for long periods of time. So, it's hard to manage in the sense that I want to be the best dad I can be but it's almost harder when you have your kids outside the door.” WorldWantLongI CanSometimesHardHomeKidsSidesDoorsDadPeriodsHarderManageBeing The BestUnusualLong Periods Of TimeBest Dad Author:Andy Serkis
“I want you to say to me right from the start, "We are here to serve customers. We're not here for me to make a lot of money. We're not here to bet on interest rates or credit spreads. We are here to serve our customers really well over a long period of time, and that's how you build a successful business." And so I want to see that, too, you know?” KnowsWantWellsLongInterestSuccessfulPeriodsRateSpreadCreditCustomersLots Of MoneyI Want YouSuccessful BusinessInterest RateLong Periods Of Time Author:Jamie Dimon
“I think there was a long period of time when we got real invested in a youth culture, and not coincidentally it was when the baby boomers, who let's face it, take up a lot of space on the planet, were young.” ThinkingLongRealFacesYoungCultureSpaceYouthPlanetsBabyPeriodsLong Periods Of TimeBoomersYouth CultureBaby Boomer Author:Anna Quindlen
“Marco Rubio said he was personally open over a long period of time to offering a path to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. Rubio's work on a comprehensive immigration bill is one of his biggest vulnerabilities with Republican primary voters.” LongSaidPathPeriodsRepublicanBillsImmigrationPrimariesVulnerabilityImmigrantsVotersOfferingCitizenshipComprehensiveLong Periods Of TimeMarcos Author:Ted Cruz
“I love silence. And one of the paradoxes about the way I live and also about my work is that definitely one of the reasons I went into music, and especially into composing is that I love setting up an environment where I can be by myself for long periods of time and have everything as quiet as possible, either to think about sound, or to think about ideas, or just to focus on things that are important to me.” ThinkingWayLongI CanImportantIdeasReasonSoundSilenceEnvironmentFocusPeriodsQuietSettingSettingsParadoxComposingLong Periods Of TimeSilence Love Author:Tod Machover
“I think people think their incomes have been flat lining for a long period of time. They feel that the next generation's opportunities are not going to be improvement. So and I also think that social media then allows insurgent movements to gain scale at speed.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLongHas BeensNextOpportunitySocialGenerationsMediaMovementPeriodsGainsSocial MediaSpeedImprovementScalesIncomeFlatsNext GenerationLong Periods Of TimeInsurgent Author:Tony Blair
“We have been conditioned, taught, and coerced by the agents of our culture (parents, grandparents, advertisers, food critic, etc.) to eat the flesh and drink the milk of other animals. Because of this conditioning, which has occurred over a long period of time (thousands of years), we have developed addictive eating habits and blinded ourselves to the facts of our biological system and its true needs.” NeedsYearsLongHas BeensFactsCultureParentAnimalTaughtHabitPeriodsDrinkEatingCriticsFleshAgentsEtcMilkGrandparentConditioningBlindedLong Periods Of TimeAdvertisersEating Habits Author:Sharon Gannon
“For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of black people, people of color, you know, the bad news happens to be news. They used to have these little stupid colloquialisms that pop up like, "You know what? No news is bad news!" They trick the masses into thinking that any news is great for you. And I just think that's a piece of crap.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLittlesLongHappensUsedBlackPiecesMediaStupidColorLike YouPeriodsNewsMassHip HopPopsRapTricksHipsHopsCoveredBlack PeopleCrapBad NewsLong Periods Of TimeRap Music Author:Chuck D
“Also because few people were watching - aside from a healthy amount of incarcerated people, because M2 was offered in a lot of prisons - I was able to ask really long, kind of muso questions, that they loved. We could really geek out and talk about music for long periods of time, and that tape would just keep rolling and rolling.” PeopleKindLongAbleAsksAmountPeriodsHealthyPrisonTapeRollingGeekLong Periods Of TimeReally Long Author:Jancee Dunn
“There was a long period of time when Sam Fuller had a lot of projects fall through and had a lot of difficulties getting a project off the ground. And I was able to observe him during that period, and see his incredible resiliency and courage as he faced this difficulty and just kept working.” LongAbleFallPeriodsProjectsDifficultyIncrediblesLong Periods Of TimeResiliency Author:Curtis Hanson
“Our process inside the United States government has gotten much better at making sure we touch all possible source of information about a refugee. The interview process has gotten more robust, so we've gotten our act together in that respect. The challenge remains, especially with respect to folks coming from Syria, we're unlikely to have anything in our holdings. That is, with people coming from Iraq, the United States government was there for a very long period of time. We had biometrics, we had source information. We're unlikely to have that kind of picture about someone coming from Syria.” PeopleKindLongStatesGovernmentTogetherProcessChallengesUnitedUnited StatesInformationSourcePeriodsRemainsFolksIraqInterviewsSyriaRefugeeUnlikelyRobustState GovernmentLong Periods Of TimeUnited States GovernmentBiometrics Author:James Comey
“I was thinking about that. I was thinking, this is like our Boyhood; this is like our getting together over 12 years to make - this our Apehood! I mean, this is it! For me, the relationships, all of those things, over such a long period of time now with actors, but also seeing the characters grow, develop, and change, and go through different situations.” ThinkingYearsMeanLongDifferentCharacterTogetherActorsGrowsSituationSeeingPeriodsLong Periods Of TimeBoyhood Author:Andy Serkis
“We have a number of brothers left in the prisons, about 15 of them. And for the most part, they're in bad condition. Most of us are getting older, you know. I believe all of them is 60 years or older. They've been in prison for long periods of time. Many of them should have never been in prison at all. They were framed and illegally convicted.” KnowsShouldYearsBelieveLongLeftI BelieveNumbersConditionsBrotherPeriodsShould HavePrisonGetting OldGetting OlderFramedLong Periods Of Time Author:Sekou Odinga
“This has been a huge problem for a very long period of time that we have, that Mexico's economy and Mexico's socialist orientation makes it so that people want to come to the United States in such numbers. I wish that we could figure out a way to do this in a legal fashion because I believe in the Latino culture.” PeopleWayWantBelieveLongHas BeensStatesProblemCultureI BelieveWishUnitedNumbersUnited StatesEconomyFashionFiguresHugePeriodsI Believe InMexicoSocialistLatinoOrientationLong Periods Of TimeLatino Culture Author:Andrew Breitbart
“The ranks of educated professional swelled as more Americans went to college and more Americans sort of adopted a more cosmopolitan lifestyle and worldview. And as the Democrats were looking for an alternative to the unions who no longer seemed like a large enough base for the party, they found the educated who veered more toward a progressive cultural outlook, who may have had - may have been working in the financial sector, in entertainment, in media, in universities. That became really the rank and file of the Democratic Party over a long period of time.” MayLongHas BeensEnoughFoundPartyMediaCollegePeriodsUnionsDemocraticDemocratUniversityFinancialEntertainmentLifestyleEducatedAlternativesProgressiveAdoptedOutlookFilesDemocratic PartyWorldviewLong Periods Of Time Author:George Packer
“After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.” LongStillsFeltPeriodsChinaLong Periods Of Time Author:Ai Weiwei
“Many people can talk for a long period of time. But controlling, you know, your urinary tract is maybe the more difficult issue.” PeopleKnowsLongDifficultIssuesPeriodsLong Periods Of Time Author:Bernie Sanders
“Any time there's a coaching change, that's something that's pretty significant, and especially for the New York Giants, who have had the same coach for a long period of time. But we embrace it.” LongNew YorkPeriodsEmbraceCoachesSignificantGiantsCoachingLong Periods Of Time Author:Victor Cruz
“A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.” LongCoursesPeriodsMealsLong Periods Of Time Author:Thomas Keller
“As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said that as a consequence of historic wrongs, we are now going to take a big chunk of the nation's resources over a long period of time to make that right.” ThinkingHumansLongSaidMatterHardBigsNationsPeriodsConsequenceResourcesMajorityPopulationPracticalsHistoricHuman HistoryChunksLong Periods Of Time Author:Barack Obama
“Jeff Sessions has some problematic spots on his history, but he has been a pretty normal, respectable senator, more conservative than a lot of us, but a respectable senator for a long period of time.” LongHas BeensPeriodsNormalConservativeSpotsSenatorsSessionRespectableLong Periods Of Time Author:David Brooks
“You have a lot of suspicion from the neighbors of Afghanistan about U.S. intentions. Iran is already, to some extent, trying to undermine the U.S. in Afghanistan. Russia is now becoming increasingly nervous about a more permanent U.S. presence in Central Asia. And China is not keen that the U.S. should be so close to its borders over a long period of time. Certainly, if the U.S. is going to be there for a long time, it's going to exacerbate regional tensions.” IfsShouldTryingLongBecomingPeriodsLong TimeIntentionChinaNeighborRussiaNervousPermanentBordersTensionIranAfghanistanSuspicionAsiaLong Periods Of TimeCentral Asia Author:Ahmed Rashid
“I've had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people - you could almost call them marriages, even though I didn't marry. But it was costly.” PeopleLongPeriodsVery DeepLong Periods Of TimeDeep Relationship Author:Al Pacino
“I think what happened with 9/11 is that people sort of felt that it came from nowhere. Whereas I think now we understand the roots are very deep. I say it's like revolutionary Communism, something that is going to have to be knocked out over a very long period of time. This strain of extremism continues to be very strong, whether it's in Afghanistan, or Somalia or Yemen, or any of these places.” PeopleThinkingLongStrongFeltHappenedPeriodsRootsCommunismRevolutionaryAfghanistanVery StrongStrainExtremismVery DeepLong Periods Of TimeSomaliaYemen Author:Tony Blair