Word: shortly
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...suggest that we wrongly believe that doing the right thing will prevent us from getting ahead. Where do you think that idea comes from? I think it comes from a short-term mentality. We've moved away from the long-term mentality of creating wealth to a slightly more short-term need for making money. There can be often a conflict between what I need to make money today and acting with integrity. Not really thinking, 'Gee, do I want to be here in 10, 20, 30 years' time?' can lead people to compromise on their integrity in pursuit...
...suddenly they brought sellers' behavior out into the open. So if you want to do business with a seller you can look at their feedback scores and decide, do I trust this person or not. So all of a sudden, it changed the dynamic: it eliminated the possibility of short-term cheating. If you cheated one person, it would go on your record. And then suddenly nobody would want to do business with you. That long-term view is really critical. And then the last thing is the feedback. When we put in place rules from government, new laws, regulations...
...Adams House video features an original song in the vein of “Almost There” from Disney's “The Princess and the Frog" in which Adams House residents strut their stuff on a short walk to their House’s front entrance...
However, the long-term consequences if these campaigns fail to stop tuition hikes and the failure of the UC system to achieve its educational purpose will greatly outweigh any short-term fatigue. Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, has said that departure of faculty members is his biggest fear in the UC system’s current crisis. Yet the proposed tuition hike threatens to exclude huge numbers of students from the world-class education promised to them by the California Master Plan, drawn up 50 years ago to ensure affordable access to education. If classes are cancelled...
...meeting, Obama approved Emanuel's negotiations with Graham but stopped short of signing off on an actual deal that would change the trial plans. The President also expressed continued support for the principle of civilian trials for terrorism suspects, sources familiar with the meeting tell TIME...