Greedy Quotes

334 Greedy quotes by 278 unique authors

He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse. — Josh Lanyon
Fame is fun, money is useful, celebrity can be exciting, but finally life is about optimal well-being and how we achieve that in dominator culture,… — Bell Hooks
In always wanting to be comfortable, you become lazy. In always wanting perfection, you become angry. In always wanting to be rich, you become greedy. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
You should know that there is little you can seek in this world, that there is no need for you to be so greedy, in… — Gao Xingjian
My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more. — Rick Riordan
We still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry and grasping at the spoil of the multitude.… — Thomas Paine
And yet there was something about his strength, his arrogance, his sheer size that got under my skin. He probably couldn't even spell vanilla. He… — Josh Lanyon
The truth is that life is hard and dangerous; that he who seeks his own happiness does not find it; that he who is weak… — Joyce Cary
See, ma'am, frankly speaking this problem can't be solved by us police or military. The problem with these tribals is they don't understand greed. Unless… — Arundhati Roy
And then he pressed into her. First his thighs, then his middle, his chest, and finally his mouth. She made a whimpering sound, but its… — Sandra Brown
I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and… — Simone de Beauvoir
I looked at him nonplussed. I realized that I have spent so many years being on a diet that the idea that you might actually… — Helen Fielding
I'm fat because I'm greedy, and if my mind is fat it's because I'm curious. — Stephen Fry
And so, from the first, we separated our pleasure. She lay on the rug and I lay at right angles to her so that only… — Jeanette Winterson
I done me best when I was let. Thinking always if I go all goes. A hundred cares, a tithe of troubles and is there… — James Joyce
I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money – I think that can be a burden – I’m greedy for an exciting life.… — David Hockney
A strange species we are, We can stand anything God and nature can throw at us save only plenty. If I wanted to destroy a… — John Steinbeck
Envious because I have a heart, Gluttonous because I have a heart, Greedy because I have a heart, Prideful because I have a heart, Slothful… — Tite Kubo
She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for… — George R. R. Martin
I take it this is one of the ones crushing on you." "What? They all crush on me. I'm a hot college girl, remember?" I… — Tammara Webber
Oh, you've outdone me twice now, you queen of forgiveness. The ring's a promise of peace and I'm greedy with hope. It's a song that… — Melina Marchetta
Waiting is an art that our impatient age has forgotten. It wants to break open the ripe fruit when it has hardly finished planting the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We’re flimflam artists. But remember, sonny, you can’t con people unless they’re greedy to begin with. W. C. Fields had it right. You can’t cheat… — Sidney Sheldon
...Her parents were going to a conference for the weekend. The conference was called "Lawyers are Lovely, Great and Superb: so Why Does Everyone Think… — Jaclyn Moriarty
Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate.… — Daniel Handler

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