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Greed Quote by Shaggy

“Not everything you want is everything you really need. The standard of society is motivated by greed. Are you prepared to follow, tell me, are you prepared to lead? So perservere and you'll succeed.” quote by Shaggy — Download Open image

“Not everything you want is everything you really need. The standard of society is motivated by greed. Are you prepared to follow, tell me, are you prepared to lead? So perservere and you'll succeed.”

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