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Long-Term Quotes

Thinking beyond the short term.

This set of long-term quotes covers building lasting enterprises, investment patience, and steady growth expectations across very different fields. Related reading: our Against quotes.

I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now.

Thomas Mann

I'm such a long-term investor, I've never really let go and celebrated what I did with the Hubble telescope.

Quotes by Story Musgrave

Long-term sustaining growth is a minimum expectation for us.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

The long-term strategic goals of Iran and the long-term strategic goals of Turkey are close to the long-term strategic goals of the United States.

Quotes by Stephen Kinzer

Additional Quotes

I've always been the long-term relationship, go-home-and-meet-mom girl.

Quotes by Sophia Bush

As a first-time CEO, I wasn't sure if I would scale to run IronPort long-term. But I wanted a legitimate shot at it.

Quotes by Scott Weiss

It's not long-term debt if the money is immediately paid back.

Quotes by Roy Blunt

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.

Quotes by Peter Orszag

America needs a long-term vision.

Quotes by Patrick Murphy

Against Quotes

Thomas Tuchel is a coach who can work in the long-term.

Quotes by Ottmar Hitzfeld

I do not want to be a long-term CEO.

Quotes by Osman Rashid

One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time.

Quotes by N. Robert Hammer

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

Quotes by Li Peng

I'm not a long-term member of the 'Breaking Bad' family.

Quotes by Laura Fraser

Agent Quotes

We've never been good at long-term plans.

Quotes by Keren Woodward

My long-term goal is to play a drag role or a female role in a Broadway production.

Quotes by Jinkx Monsoon

I have a long-term interest in the humanities.

Quotes by Jim Leach

By purchasing and holding large amounts of Treasury securities and MBS, we put additional downward pressure on term premiums and so on long-term rates.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

The long-term solution in preventing another famine in Somalia is to promote self-reliance.

Quotes by Hawa Abdi

Ale Quotes

I think long-term, not short-term.

Quotes by Gervinho

Frequently Asked Questions

What business themes appear in this topic?
Building a lasting enterprise and steadily growing what shareholders hold come up directly, framing long-term thinking as a core business objective.
Is there a quote about investing specifically?
Yes, one voice describes being such a committed long-term investor that they never fully processed or celebrated a major past achievement.
Does this topic acknowledge short-term thinking too?
Yes, one sample is candid that almost no one currently seems focused on the long term, offering a more skeptical counterpoint.
Is sustained growth part of this collection?
One quote frames steady, long-term growth as simply the baseline expectation rather than an exceptional goal to celebrate.
How does this relate to Against quotes?
Since long-term thinking often means resisting short-term pressure, our Against quotes offer a related contrast to explore.

From reflecting on a landmark space achievement to admitting that short-term thinking dominates the present moment, these lines treat patience as a discipline, not a default. See also our Additional and Agent quotes.