“We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking.”
“Isn't that exactly the definition of biography? An artificial logic imposed on an 'incoherent succession of images'?”
“The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.”
“When we talk about our lives, long or short, brief and tragic or enduring beyond comprehension, we impose a continuity on them, and that continuity is a lie.”
“Successful men become successful only because they acquire the habit of thinking in terms of success.”
“In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories.”