Sentences with phrase «thought of a long time»

Applying principles of «freshman physics» the way they have done, he says, «is one of those elegant, simple things that could have been thought of a long time ago.»

But have you ever thought of a long time perspective of having a puppy?

Not exact matches

Christine Tan, chief investment officer of Excel Funds, on why she thinks the time is right to make long - term bets on developing economies

Rather than think of vacations as time away from responsibilities, think of them as an essential for long - term success.

I think for a long time, men have been building companies they believe solve the problems of women.

The time to think about tax season isn't at the first of the year — it's all year long.

NEW YORK — Facebook doesn't think hookups are meaningful and doesn't want you to date your friends — but it's known for a long time that its vast map of human connections could help people find long - term partners.

Damn the investors for making money on such lunacy, damn the paranoiacs who think the added fluoride in our public water systems is a mind - control drug, damn the Times for running a massive photo of a startup founder who thinks water «expires» and is described as «sitting naked and cross-legged on a hot spring, his long brown hair flowing over his chest.»

GoDaddy has been around a long time, and some people think of it as only a place to buy domain names.

You'd think that even in these crazy times of radical change most people would have learned to stick with what has worked for them — at least until it doesn't work any longer — and also to hang on to the advisors, the tools and the techniques that got them to where they are.

We've tracked Improbable for a long time and think the idea of simulation - as - a-service is a really interesting investment.

It's unclear how much longer people will think that they still need a lead time of at least 10 days to order presents for Christmas.

Whether for you that means long, lazy days on a beach lounger or exploring an exotic new locale, many professionals run into the same snag — you salivate at the thought of escaping work, but when the time actually comes you find it nearly impossible to actually disconnect.

When talented job seekers encounter long job applications filled with dozens of questions, most will think the application isn't worth their time.

Did you know [person I could go the rest of my life without thinking about] just posted for the first time in a long time?

The time to think about tax season isn't at the first of the year — it's all year long, and these five strategies can help any small business plan for a simpler tax season with fewer headaches.

Between all of your obligations and responsibilities, you may think you no longer have time for the hobbies that used to make you happy.

«What I see a lot of the time is that founders are focused on valuation and vanity metrics rather than thinking about what's going to be best for the business long - term,» he said.

For a long time scientists thought the undertones in a person's voice served just as a marker, a vocal fingerprint of sorts that allowed others to distinguish between speakers.

Clinton's apparent popularity likely stems from her developing connections in the tech sector over a longer period of time than other Oval Office contenders, according to Mark Schmitt, director of the political reform program at independent think tank New America Foundation.

On President Donald Trump: «I think his cabinet is perhaps one of the best cabinets we've seen in a long time,» he said.

But those fantasies of devoting lots of time to recording deep thoughts and in - depth recollections usually founder on a simple reality: keeping such a long - form journal is really time consuming.

I have been in the personal branding game for a long time, and for an audience that prides itself on making smart long - term investments, it confuses me why so few investors and venture capitalists see the value in building some element of thought leadership for themselves.

For a long time I was thought of as a California guy who came from open wheel and had success in NASCAR.

That's because one of its long - time clients, automotive - accessory retailer WeatherTech, decided in August to do a Super Bowl ad, meaning Americaneagle.com had a slew of new things to think about.

Usually, she writes, «the reason for letting go of a goal is that we've evolved away from the goal, or we thought it sounded good at the time and it no longer does.»

McDonald's (MCD) is having a devil of time breaking a three - year funk, but the struggling restaurant chain thinks that tactics like toasting buns longer and changing how it sears its burgers could very well be the moves that put the iconic burger chain back on the path to growth.

Adds Timmer: «I think rates can stay low for quite a long time, and so I wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to abandon the fixed - income portion of my portfolio.»

«I think my movie, personally, is one of the most important films that have ever been made in America... I don't know if anyone is going to see it, but I feel the film is going to take care of itself in time and be around as long as there are films.»

That's generally a reflection of how well investors think Berkshire's stock market portfolio, still over 85 % managed by Buffett and his long - time partner Charlie Munger, as well as the businesses they have bought over the years — including railroad company Burlington Northern, See's Candies, and dozens of others — are doing.

This distribution can be thought of as a typical long - tail taper, with a high potential viewership when little time has elapsed, and then a quick fall - off on viewership as time goes on.

Making the time to ask people what they think about something, or how to do it, goes a long way towards building that bond between employees and employers that helps everyone get through the inevitable ups and downs of working together.

Great leaders make time to reflect and think about the long - term vision of their companies and their careers.

I did read Heart of Darkness when I was young and so I kind of knew where it was going but then I said no, I don't think I can go off for that long a time.

The answer, suggest institutional investors like Mark Wiseman, CEO of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, is to align pay to longer industry and product cycles, and to use restricted stock units (rather than stock options) that vest over time — even after the CEO retires — pushing executives to think seriously about what happens after they're gone.

He has a lot of time to think,» Charlie Munger, Buffett's long - time business partner, has said of his unusual approach to productivity.

«They happen because you've been talking about something or thinking about something and talking to a lot of people about it for a long period of time.»

For a long time Allison, a gentle - spoken, scraggly - bearded fellow who is now chair of immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, had thought the same thing.

Putin is a man of the times all right — as long as the times you're thinking of are the 19th century.

Each of these approaches offers value and opportunities for your company as long as you spend the time to think about what they can bring to your business.

That's part of what I think we've proven — we're not just a group of tech people doing just tech trades; we're a team that's able to take what we've built and do it over a long period of time, and roll it out to other industries and geographies, too.»

I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something God intended to happen.»

I just think that oil is going to be down for a long time and these stocks trade off of that, and that makes me not want to own any of the solars.»

«I've been contemplating that for a long time and trying to figure out how we can use VR to tell stories and transform lives and transport people to places they've never been, and introduce perspectives they've never even thought of.

«Bourbon is a uniquely American spirit and we are blessed to be part of a bourbon revival that I think is going to last a long time,» said Wes Henderson, who co-founded the company as a family business with his father Lincoln, who passed away in 2013.

Even the CBC last year promoted its banal sitcom Being Erica with promises of a hot lesbian sex scene — and when the Mother Corp thinks girl - on - girl action makes acceptable prime - time viewing, it's a sure sign that sex is no longer shocking.

Funny how we all take different lengths of time to do things and think how different times are considered long or not.

While I applaud you for thinking outside of the box, I believe that this is one of the silliest ideas I have heard in a long time.

I think many of us are «fishing from the same pond» these days as we all seem to have our eyes on the same solid companies that are finally going on sale offering us much better prices values and yields not seen in a long time.

If you can't stomach the thought of 20 percent of your portfolio disappearing in a bad year, you need to factor that into how you choose your investments — even if you don't need the money for a long time.