In the long run, with profits from piracy greater than international finance mobilised to solve the problem, we can expect piracy to increase geographically and in sophistication.

Pirates are the very essence of profit maximising entrepreneurs described in neoclassical economics. Yet, whilst films such as 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' have gone a long way to popularise both pirates and outlaw behaviour, the truth of the matter is that piracy is illegal, and it kills.

The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in anthologies.

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

Obesity among young Americans is a serious problem that can have serious ramifications in the long run.

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.