"The immediate is often the enemy of..." - Quote by Indira Gandhi
The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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“Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.”
“It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.”
“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”
More on Priorities
“Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.”
“People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better.”
“There are usually half a dozen right answers to what needs to bedone. Yet, unless a person makes the risky and controversial choice of only one, he will achieve nothing.”
More on Goals
“Human beings are the only creatures who have the ability to write down their goals and design their future. And here is why most of us don't. We're trapped either by regret of the past or the routine of the present.”
“Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.”
“A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas.”