“Value investing requires a great deal of hard work, unusually strict discipline, and a long-term investment horizon. Few are willing and able to devote sufficient time and effort to become value investors, and only a fraction of those have the proper mind-set to succeed.” MindLongHardAbleValuesTermDealsEffortWillingHard WorkDisciplineSucceedInvestmentInvestingLong TermSufficientHorizonInvestorsStrictFractionsMind Set Author:Seth Klarman
“The best places to live, work, and visit are those places that are willing to uphold their standards in the face of pressure to allow lowest common denominator development... Successful communities understand that when they say no to development that is contrary to the long-term health of their community, they will almost always get better development in its place.” LongFacesGrowthTermNatureCommunityCommonSuccessfulWillingDevelopmentSmartStandardsPressureContraryGet BetterLong TermConservationLowestPlaces To LiveBest PlaceCommon DenominatorLowest Common DenominatorSmart Growth Author:Ed McMahon
“But it may be one of our best markets in the long term because when the Japanese society embraces a brand it is a very deep connection, so we're willing to make that investment knowing that it's not the quick route to success that might be in other countries.” MayLongCountryMightSuccessTermKnowingWillingConnectionsEmbraceInvestmentBrandsLong TermOther CountriesRoutesVery DeepDeep Connections Author:Reed Hastings
“We want to do what is good for Cardiff and for the long-term survival, and hopefully Cardiff can be around for a long time and, God willing, be around in the Premier League.” WantLongTermWillingSurvivalLong TimeGods WillHopefullyLeagueLong TermPremier LeagueCardiff Author:Vincent Tan
“The Congress is not willing to think about the long term. They act like activist shareholders, to use that phrase again. They're not thinking about what can we do that will make us richer, safer, and stronger next year, and the year after, and five and 10 years out.” ThinkingYearsLongUseNextTermFiveWillingStrongerCongressPhrasesLong TermActivistNext YearShareholders Author:Hillary Clinton
“People of all ages, but especially young people, require work that as meaning, or social value. Since they're not getting the kind of long-term guarantees of yore, they're willing to job hop to find the right fit.” PeopleKindLongAgeJobsYoungValuesSocialTermWillingFitLong TermGuaranteesHopsSocial Values Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“We will never meet our own expectations of public education unless the federal government is willing to play a consistent, long-term role; unless education truly becomes a matter of national policy, not just a matter of national rhetoric.” LongMatterPlayGovernmentTermRolesPolicyWillingExpectationsLong TermConsistentRhetoricFederal GovernmentPublic Education Author:Carly Fiorina
“I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention doesn't work. If you're going to invent, it means you're going to experiment, and if you're going to experiment, you're going to fail, and if you're going to fail, you have to think long term.” IfsThinkingMeanLongTermFailingWillingCustomersExperimentsInventionLong TermBehalf Author:Jeff Bezos