Quotes About Greed

To get rid of greed, you should try to do some sort of a collective social work.

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.

It's sundown on the union And what's made in the USA Sure was a good idea 'Til greed got in the way.

Capitalism sounds good in theory but it just doesn't work.

Religion as a vital issue is dead except on paper, and whatever beauty-baiting the future may witness will be the work of greed and trade, and not of honest cosmos-facing.

Why would anyone be able to make $21 million not showing up for work for a single day? That is vulgar capitalism. That is not good for the nation.

Many investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low while the exact opposite is the right strategy.

People die millionaires. All your life, you're gonna stress money?

There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.

Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call 'the dark side,' and greed is one of them. If you don't put certain structures in place or restrictions on those parts of our being that come from that dark place, then it gets out of control.

Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.

I always knew I could be a bit on the greedy side; I love cooking and eating and there in front of me was the evidence which I would have been daft to ignore. I could see visually where the fat was lying, basically all around my internal organs.

For too long, humanity has acted with an outrageous lack of responsibility. We wanted everything for ourselves: greed, really. We failed to look at the overall picture and did not take into consideration those with whom we share the world.

I think mankind is overly sensitive, very needy, greedy, and flawed.

Overwhelmed by the miraculous potentialities of the machine, our human greed has interfered with the biological cycle of human companionship which keeps the life of a community healthy.

Everyone knew that Syrians were 'natural businessmen, and the greediest of mortals'.

Get rid of pride, and riches will do no harm.

We are all just monkeys with money and guns.

When a person says it's not about the money, trust me, it's about the money.

The world was slipping down into Hell, and everyone was helping it on its way. Everyone accepted a little bit of money, and a little bit of blame, and that way they could all walk around with a conscience that was just a little bit off-color. Just a little bit, but add all those bits together ...

You know . . . I'm thinking that maybe we should be the ones to benefit from this motherfucker's stupidity." Trina looked up at Pat. "What, you mean . . . ?" "Let's rob this faggot. Why not?

Todo se complica más cuando se quiere ser propietario de las cosas

His fingers tightened mercilessly on Undauntable's arm, cutting off the circulation so Undauntable's hand felt numb. "An old woman," Undauntable blurted. "I met her once in the market a long time ago. She had a small bag full of the scales, so I bought them all, because I didn't want anyone else to have them. I've just been adding them to my jewels one a time for — for effect because you said st-style was partly about t-timing and —

I've wanted to get my claws on it for years. I assume you read it. What happens next? Say the words 'Wasp dies slowly and horribly' and I'll make you my heir.