Quotes of: Greed Keyword

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?

Milton Friedman

The Only Good Greed Is Greed For Enlightening Experiences

Dean Cavanagh

It’s true: greed has had a very bad press. I frankly don’t see anything wrong with greed. I think that the people who are always attacking greed would be more consistent with their position if they refused their next salary increase. I don’t se...

Murray N. Rothbard

Selfishness creates greed and greed destroys the soul.

Zarina Bibi

As long as greed is the root of all evil, there will not be peace. Get rid of selfishness and greed too will disappear.

Zarina Bibi

Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.

Jack Kornfield

Greed, one of the badliest capital sins, is not good, is not good for knolege, love, money. Greed "the capital sin" is necessary

Love

When all other sins are old, greed still stays young.

French

Even thinking about sexual pleasure has its roots in greed.

Japanese

The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.

Stanley Hauerwas

Remember that greed includes greed for being not greedy.

Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich.

Mongolian

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

Great treasures bring out great greed in the hearts of men and great greed has been the downfall of many nations. - from "Opoponax Dreams

Genieve Dawkins

Greed is mistaken nobility. Instead of robbing all the pain and hardship from people's lives and rescuing them from danger, greed robs provisions from providers.

Justin K. McFarlane Beau

If necessity is the mother of invention, then surely greed must be the father. Children of this odd couple are named: Laziness, Envy, Greed, Jr., Gluttony, Lust, Anger and Pride.

John R Dallas Jr

It didn´t occur to me until later that there´s another truth, very simple: greed in a good cause is still greed.

Wolves of the Calla

Opposites attract in physics. In life, like attracts like. Kindness attracts kindness. Greed attracts greed. Love attracts love. If you don't like what you're attracting, change who you are.

Connie R. Clay

Maybe we need to reflect on the fact that the patience of God always outruns the impatience of our greed, and that His love always outweighs the greed that outweighs our love for Him.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reason.

Danny DeVito

You can’t become a billionaire stepping over children sleeping on the street.

The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class