Greed Quotes · Page 42

“We have a talent for disguising greed under the cloak of freedom. As for past acts of depravity, we prefer to ignore…

— Steven Erikson

The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has…

— Rabindranath Tagore

We are close to God when we are close to people. If we think of God as something in favor of the…

— Daniel Ortega

It is supposed to true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don't believe knowing can…

— Cormac McCarthy

In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There…

— Margaret J. Wheatley

Transfer windows are pretty much the living embodiment of the seven deadly sins. Sloth, gluttony, envy, greed, lust and pride are all…

— Simon Jordan

In 'Tarahumara' land, there was no crime, war or theft. There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart…

— Christopher McDougall

“Jealousy, hatred, greed, and the like lead to suffering and dissatisfaction because they’re out of step with reality. They paint a misleading…

— Jonathan Landaw

“Now there was great rejoicing at the rumor of Alderic's quest, for all folk knew that he was a cautious man, and…

— Lord Dunsany

Bearing in his right paw the shovel that digs to the truth beneath appearances, cut the roots of useless attachments, and flings…

— Gary Snyder

Adam Smith saw the greed of modern capitalism for what it was - a form of destructive ambition that may have favorable…

— Allen W. Wood

It's perversion. Don't you see what it is? It's not natural. To go to great expense for something you want, that's natural.…

— Abraham Polonsky

“The Strip was still lit by a million neon lights, though the crowds on the sidewalk had greatly decreased by this hour.…

— Michael Connelly

When the days are cold, and the cards all fold, and the saints we see are all made of gold; when your…

— Imagine Dragons

What I saw next stopped me dead in my tracks. Books. Not just one or two dozen, but hundreds of them. In…

— Jennifer Donnelly

“Corruption,' Jordan Belfort believes, 'is endemic to human being. I mean, even men in monasteries - where enticement is hard to come…

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even…

— Robert Wright

“I can’t do that,” he said, exhaling sharply and staring out the glass into the street. “Why not?” His face softened. “I…

— Fisher Amelie

Ubuntu is not a biblical concept but an ancient African one. Nevertheless it falls back on one simple thing: that humans have…

— Allan Boesak

The pain of sexual frustration, of repressed tenderness, of denied curiosity, of isolation in the ego, of greed, suppressed rebellion, of hatred…

— Germaine Greer

The evil to be attacked is not sin, suffering, greed, priesthood, kingcraft, demagogy, monopoly, ignorance, drink, war, pestilence, nor any of the…

— George Bernard Shaw

O painter, take care lest the greed for gain prove a stronger incentive than renown in art, for to gain this renown…

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies,cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms-greed…

— Gordon Gekko

It is easy to shield the outer body from poisoned arrows, but it is impossible to shield the mind from the poisoned…

— Albert Camus

“Don't ever feel sad about who you are. Don't wish to be a daughter or son to a wealthy home, just because…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

You have found that you were more secure before you accumulated so much. See what greed has imposed on you: You have…

— Saint Augustine

“This is a tiny little blue-ball-in-space we live on. We have to share. We’re all brothers. Ultimately, we’ll all succeed or fail…

— Cap'n Fatty Goodlander

Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“This conglomeration of decayed antiquity, collected with the disease of greed, surely invites our charity. It would be better to forget these…

— Austin Osman Spare

I used to get in trouble with my old agent, because I've never been driven by fear or need or greed. I…

— Darren Boyd

“The fact that they viewed their wealth as a result of their own hands, without any honor other than lip service being…

— Lee Goff

“And greed will breed harshness and cruelty. And wealth is a maze to confuse. Once a person is warm and well-suppered, how…

— Mitton Tony

My culture, Euro-American culture, did so many horrible things to the animal and treated it with such disrespect and such wanton greed.…

— Steven Rinella

“The awareness that ‘money will get spent’ must never be kept; whatever gets spent at whatever time is correct. That’s why it…

— Dada Bhagwan

I'm a strong believer that you can build great companies in time of both greed and fear. But you have to be…

— Brad Feld

However, I have a lot of greed. The types of music I want to show are on this side and on that…

— Kim Nam-joon

“Though many intellectuals, following in the footsteps of Saints Augustine and Jerome, hold business people in contempt for their selfishness and greed,…

— Steven Pinker

“We do not set greed against greed or hatred against hatred,” he thundered. “Our creed is one that bids us to be…

— Candice Millard

The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face…

— Mark Cuban

“If you haven’t figured it out yet, an absolutely certain way to lose something as quickly as possible is to forget the…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough