I can't do a lot of things, like golf. I don't like golf. I mean, I really don't, because I tend to like things that I can do right away. If I can't do it right away, I don't like it.
Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and has stimulated the hope of instant results.
I really think the single most important thing to remember about trying to fix the schools is that there is no such thing as an instant result.
Most choices are driven by immediate results.
The West is very impatient. You want overnight change.
It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately.
Computers are great because when you're working with them you get immediate results that let you know if your program works. It's feedback you don't get from many other things.
Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.
There are some elements of digital photography that I don't really like, such as the fact that you see the results immediately.
I guess I just want everything to be available immediately.
Everything in my life happens really fast.
Moral persuasion over a period of time makes a difference, but we shouldn't be naive to think that just because we raise it in a meeting it will make all those problems go away. It won't and it doesn't.
It's easier to add things on to a PC than it's ever been before. It's one click, and boom, it comes down.
People want gimmicks. They have to lose 10 pounds by 8:30 tonight.
We have to invest in developing Villa Park, allowing us to generate our own revenue streams. At the same time, of course, there's a balance between growing long-term and getting the instant results we all crave as fans.
You push the button, we do the rest.
Americans have perfected the art of reducing complicated truths into formulas and products. We're desperate for instant, visible, measurable ways of knowing God, instead of trusting that it's complicated and a mystery.
I think my generation is obsessed with instant gratification. We want everything now, now, now.
Everyone wants instant gratification: you have to have everything your parents had right away.
In this era of instant communications, the people want instant results.
When I want to quickly take a measurement, I use my Stanley Laser Distance Measurer. You just put it on the wall, and it shoots a laser and instantly tells you the exact distance to the other wall within a fraction of an inch.
We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight.
X Out is perfect for my schedule. It is so simple, fast and actually works. I am more confident in my own skin and always camera ready - a necessity in my line of work.
Unlike writing a book, which can take several years, baking is instant gratification.
Instant gratification is not soon enough.
