“The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains.” LongValuesTermDecisionSacrificePerspectiveGainsPursuitGenuineLong TermRoutineArtificialShort TermDominance Author:Al Gore
“Where is the reward of virtue? and what recompense has nature provided for such important sacrifices as those of life and fortune, which we must often make to it? O sons of earth! Are ye ignorant of the value of this celestial mistress? And do ye meanly inquire for her portion, when ye observe her genuine beauty?” ImportantEarthValuesVirtueSacrificeSonFortuneRewardsGenuineIgnorantPortionsMistressCelestialRecompense Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“I report the assault on nature evidenced in coal mining that tears the tops off mountains and dumps them into rivers, sacrificing the health and lives of those in the river valleys to short-term profit, and I see a link between that process and the stock-market frenzy which scorns long-term investments-genuine savings-in favor of quick turnovers and speculative bubbles whose inevitable bursting leaves insiders with stuffed pockets and millions of small stockholders, pensioners, and employees out of work, out of luck, and out of hope.” LongProcessTermMillionsSacrificeTearsMountainRiversLuckInvestmentEnvironmentalProfitWork OutFavorsGenuineSavingInevitableLong TermReportsEmployeePocketsLinksValleysBubblesSustainabilityAssaultCoalScornShort TermSavingsDumpBurstingFrenzyMiningInsidersTurnoverCoal MiningHealth And Life Author:Bill Moyers
“Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.” PeopleWayYoungFoundGoalEffortSacrificeGenuineSetting GoalsExploitsAltarsDemonicWay Forward Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“...I also know - and this won't alter the course of history or your personal view of me - that you will die with a clenched fist and a tense jaw, the epitome of hatred and struggle, because you are not a symbol (some inanimate example) but a genuine member of the society to be destroyed; the spirit of the beehive speaks through your mouth and motivates your actions. You are as useful as I am, but you are not aware of how useful your contribution is to the society that sacrifices you.” KnowsActionSpiritDiesCoursesSpeakViewsStruggleSacrificeExampleMembersMouthsHatredGenuineDestroyedSymbolsContributionFistsTenseEpitomePersonal ViewsBeehives Book:Che: The Diaries of Ernesto Che Guevara Source: Che: The Diaries of Ernesto Che Guevara