192 quotes found
“A motto of many politicians, public servants and money bags: Ask not 'What can I do for you?' but 'What can I do you for?”
“Love is responsible for nearly every kind of insanity in the world though greed, vanity, and pure meanness contribute their portion to general misery.”
“I did NOT have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.”
“The only way to the top is killing and greed. Okay, Im kidding. But killing helps.”
“I liked this rich lifestyle, but I loved the poor lifestyle better. The less money people had, the less greedy they seemed to be. The people who lived around our flocks seemed to always love everyo...”
“Wouldn't it be nice, for once, to find a world which was at peace with itself. No matter how always those few wanted more than others. Those not satisfied with running their own lives but wishing t...”
“For greed all nature is too little.”
“Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.”
“Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline.”
“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”
“Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.”
“If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.”
“Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?”
“He who is greedy is always in want.”
“No gain satisfies a greedy mind.”
“Ambition if it feeds at all does so on the ambition of others.”
“You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.”
“Greed lessens what is gathered.”
“We risk all in being too greedy.”
“Greed like the love of comfort is a kind of fear.”
