An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
"Sydney J. Harris" was an United States/American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and later the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote 11 books and his weekday Column (periodical)/column, “Strictly Personal,” was print syndication/syndicated in approximately 200 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.
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