Long Game Quotes

“The idea of balance is a good one, when viewed with two Caveats:
1. Not everything in our lives deserves the same weight. Aim instead for the correct weight.
2. Balance isn't a daily act. Not everything will be given attention every day, and thats ok.

The difference is in the weight we give things. Keeping the house immaculately clean doesn't need or deserve the same weight as spending time with our closest people. We know this, but the myth of balance tells us otherwise. It keeps us perched on the wavering tightrope, terrified of falling too far into unbalance. Because we know an imbalanced person isn't stable. They're not succeeding or adulating or kicking goals or coping. And we don't want to be one of those people.
So we balance. We exhaust ourselves. We're never fully in a moment, because we're worried about all the other areas of our lives that aren't getting our attention in that moment. We've turned balance into a constant struggle rather than a long game. Discover long term balance.”
― Brooke McAlary, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

“One-day-at-a-time rationalism risks restricting its analysis to the immediate implications of each issue as it arises, missing the wider implications of a decision that may have merit as regards the issue immediately at hand, considered in isolation, but which can be disastrous in terms of the ignored longer-term repercussions.”
― Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society

“Seek out success but don’t be fearful of failure along the way.”
― Sarah Pullen, Healthy Profits: How to promote healthy choices that grow your food business

“I’ve learned that the long-game is the shortcut.”
― Richie Norton

“Entrepreneurs should always aim to play the long game. Instant gratification cannot build a legacy.”
― Andrena Sawyer

“Bones': the name of the tiles they used to play dominoes. Dominoes was a game of great skill, of reading your opponents and having confidence in your hand no matter what was dealt. It was also a game of bluff and puff. You had to plan three or four moves ahead and you had to be committed--it could be a long game.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense

“Trust the process, stay faithful in the storm, and see the long game.”
― Bear Grylls, Soul Fuel: Daily Devotions to Survive the Adventure of Life