Sentences with phrase «term greed»

The old - school applecart of self - serving bank - account - bloating short - term personal goal attainment behavior needs to be overturned, smashed up and buried at the bottom of the deepest shaft of human short - term greed - seeking mining attempts.

Merchants will generally opt to charge higher fees as their incentives are aligned with short - term greed rather than long term stability.

Is it any wonder good people are increasingly looking for better alternatives than working in a private legal practice; clients are looking to other providers to add value to their businesses; and that external disruptors will continue to flock to the legal profession in droves to exploit law firms» soft underbelly - our lack of flexibility, failure to innovate, unwillingness to collaborate, our short term greed for the almighty dollar, our 19th century governance structures, absence of diversification - and most of all our cultural desert.

«It's time for meaningful action rather than ignorance and short - term greed at the expense of our next generation.»

Those arguing that the fossil fuel greenhouse is unstoppable because of hard - wired human short - term greed, scientific illiteracy and failure of technological imagination may have a point, But think about this: Building seawalls, massively air conditioning new habitats inland and dealing with a flood of environmental refugees as the planet warms with take a huge chunk of additional energy in itself.

Will rational long - term self - interest outweigh short - term greed?

Not exact matches

6 «Wall Street greed» — prosecutors» preferred term for «people getting paid a lot of money at their investing jobs» — is probably a big part of it: Once you hear how much money Newman and Chiasson made, it's easier to think they were up to no good.

To be sure, Berry says we're all — boomer, sticker or otherwise — complicit in this greed, but Warren's poetry is far more ambivalent about terms like greed, and therefore far more questioning in his «agrarianism» than Berry's literalism of the land.

In folklore terms, eating the meat of the pig is said to contribute to lack of morality and shame, plus greed for wealth, laziness, indulgence, dirtiness and gluttony.

Faulkner's world is threatened by Nada, too, but his more tangible enemies are gold and greed and the intellect which thinks in terms of them alone.

This idea wasnt inspired by Jesus rather Obama's need to be relected for a second term and his greed.

It does not cheer the simple competitive individualism that may be born of greed or may be born of altruism — that offers so much short - term opportunity for managerial zealots and contains so much long - term threat of human debris and loss of community.

There is NO «tipping point» between «greed» and «ambition», the first term universally regarded as «bad» and the second «good» in all but communist or socialist societies.

If this vision has anything to say to our present situation, it is certainly not to ratify the extermination of species or the ruthless greed that exhausts precious natural resources for short - term profit.

Hollywood Superstar, Brad Pitt has produced a non-fictional documentary exposing what he terms «greed and exploitation» of Ghana and Nigeria by Texas - based...

Taking aim at two - term Democratic Gov. Cuomo, Molinaro, 42, criticized «leaders who squander the public's trust by putting the personal politics of ambition and greed above government's true purpose» of serving the people.

Psychologist Liz Dunn spoke with us from the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine, about the link between greed and long - term health.

What sets it apart from other books on conservation is that it shows that, in addition to accumulating data on the animals, we have to come to terms with the complex mixture of science, greed, indifference, and cultural differences that have to be tackled if animals like the panda are to be saved.

It needs to be carefully monitored and greed mustn't get in the way of long - term sustainability.

The public seems that consider «gold digger» a derogatory term, which might because it represents greed for money.

The inclusion of several admittedly electrifying sequences - ie Gekko's infamous «greed is good» speech - generally compensates for the periodically overwhelming narrative, although Stone's reliance on a progressively conventional structure, particularly in terms of Bud's familiar rise - and - fall character arc, ensures that the movie peters out as it approaches its far - from - unexpected conclusion.

The real story is about greed, what Tolkien termed «dragon - sickness,» and when Jackson focuses on that aspect, «Battle of the Five Armies» finds its footing.

Therefore, the way that this rang true, the way the patterns of human behavior in terms of loneliness, of longing, of care, of nurturing, of loss, of greed, of power, of indifference, they're all there on the canvas.

There's some value bringing that horror concretely home; it leaves us wondering what other tiny bubbles we should be on the lookout for now, as greed, speed, and short term solutions remain the order of the day.

I think a lot of this is born by greed — most parties, libraries and readers excepted, want more revenue from ebooks — but none of this is sustainable in the long term.

Graham's point was that fear, greed, and other emotions (the voting machine) can drive short - term market fluctuations which in turn cause disconnects between the price and true value of a company's shares.

Remember: markets do not move in straight lines, instead they ebb and flow, as short - term swing traders our aim is to take chunks out of major market moves, not pick the exact top and bottom, so don't get caught in a cycle of constantly giving up solid 1:2 risk reward gains or more only because you are stuck in a perpetual state of greed and hope.

Your point that you only need to invest to make 3 - 4 % / year long term for the Smith Manoeuvre to benefit you is accurate, but borrowing to invest often intensifies your fear and greed, which can mess you up.

The lessons we have learned from the previous cycles are that over the short - term valuations tend to be driven by supply / demand and fear / greed.

Rather than beat yourself over the head & constantly second - guess yourself, long - term averaging in (& out) of individual markets / regions — ideally, via funds — is a great approach to take & definitely removes some of the fear, greed & pain from the equation.

And it's worth remembering that maintaining / raising portfolio cash is generally a fool's game... but fear & greed will endeavour to trick you into playing it, thereby robbing you of possibly substantial long term returns.

If used for long - term investment, and not short - term speculation, it allows capital to compound over long periods of time, and keeps people from making subpar investment decisions through panic and greed.

Higher long - term P / E ratios suggest more confidence in the company or more greed on the part of its investors.

What makes Crude Oil futures attractive for me in terms of day trading is the fact that fear and greed are intensified in this market.

Once you realize this, it will give you confidence in pursuing a long - term plan for investing and will make you less prone to the destructive forces of fear and greed.

That's just a small illustration of everything that's wrong with the financial media (& so many of its devotees): Obsessing over short - term investment horizons & performance, masking & mistaking ignorance with confidence, being ruled by fear & greed, running with the herd chasing hot new fads & stocks, and always always looking for the slick salesman, the shortcut, the sure thing...

But make sure that you not only have a long - term time horizon, but the fortitude to resist panic attacks during the downturns and greed during the upturns.

Would you rather be talking about a sales restriction in terms of «consumer protection and freedom» or «corporate greed and disregard for safety?»

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I know some here will decry that I am not talking about the issues because I do not try to obsfuscate with a discussion of the spot market price of coal vs long - term contracts, or use of coal in locations other than Kansas, or Al Gore's footprint, but the issue of Global Warming IS politics (non-ratification of Kyoto and negative flag - waving ads about politicians who oppose coal), it IS public relations («Clean Coal», cleanest coal - fired plants, surface mining and mountain - top reoval rather than strip mining, etc.), and it IS about misrepresentation (Peobody framing the debate as coal vs NG when it is really coal vs every other energy source), and it IS about greed (the coal industry doing everything it can to scuttle every other energy alternative).

At that point, if greed and religion doesn't get in the way, it will simply be a matter of time before any physical problem will be overcome through the application of energy and materials in an intelligent fashion, though not to be confused with the popular use of the term «intelligent design».

Why then would we assume that if we continue to choose to guide our actions by greed for short - term gain, rather than the intelligence and wisdom with which we have been gifted, that the natural consequences will not fall upon our heads?

Power, greed and the quest for short - term profit override the need for sustainable goals and practices and respect for the rights of others.

«Don't let them fool you: Proposition 1 won't provide drought relief, won't solve California's long - term water crisis and will continue to reward corporate greed at the expense of California taxpayers and the environment,» said Adam Scow, director of Food and Water Watch California.

Take a law firm for instance... (T) here is a disincentive for lawyers to act in a way that assures the long - term interest of the firm, because acting in the long - term interests of the firm will reduce the amount of money that each lawyer makes in the short term... And success further compounds the problem... (E) ach successful year perpetuates a sense that this is the correct model... This gives law firms a distorted sense of reality... (where) greed rather than proper business practice, is driving pricing to clients... (and creates) a firm that (will) be blown apart by the greed of a new group of partners... years from now (pp. 115 - 16).

Law firm hubris, structure, economic model, culture, greed, and short - term perspective have opened the door to new providers and the unwillingness — or inability — of firms to effect material changes is starting to have significant economic impact.

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And more about Google and Facebook because of their global reach, access to location and content across all devices, an insatiable greed for user data including collation from all available sources to build detailed long term profiles of individuals, not unlike files by the stasi.