Quotes About Greed

Goodly intentions are no use without goodly sums of money, Watson.

Here you can shoot the bad guys,' a mercenary says in Baghdad. 'In America we give them corporate bonuses.

A miserable Noyce told a friend, "For a few goddamned points on Wall Street, we have to ruin people's lives.

Religion will tell you that some people have 'grace' while economics will probably attribute it to some forces of demand and supply. The reality is that it is possible that everyone lives a life of comfort but there are 2 reasons why this will never be the reality; Firstly, humans are typically greedy and secondly, because not everyone will be committed to the process of being successful.

that wonderful name Scrooge - a combination of screw and gouge... The idea of Scrooge as the ultimate miser, the ultimate loner, who had no feelings for the rest of humanity, except just for how much money he would make out of them...

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.

Some people are so impoverished all they have is gold.

our countrymen are starving, she is decorating herself with diamond aigrettes!

You can collect as many rings as you like, Telamon, but you'll never have enough. I think you'll be afraid for the rest of your life! - Pirra

Wij noemen hen Kraaien. Omdat ze zo hebberig zijn en zich voeden met de dood.

Show me a man with a million dollars, and I'll show you a million guys trying to take it away from him.

Serial killers are differentiated from other murderers by motive. They have a deep psychological motive, whereas passion, greed, revenge or some other identifiable motive is present in other killers.

We are all born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.

Money is much more exciting than anything it buys.

Be glad that you're greedy; the national economy would collapse if you weren't.

Too much money is as demoralizing as too little, and there's no such thing as exactly enough.

We're all born brave, trusting, and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.

All too often those who extol most loudly the virtues of selflessness turn out to be motivated by greed and ambition.

Remember that only stupidity is punished. Not lechery, nor greed, nor betrayal, nor apostasy, but stupidity alone. And truth is the worst stupidity, for only the feeble-minded thinks he has found truth.

Yahweh: You've been unhappy because you've desired things that cannot be. Lucifer: That's what desire IS. The need for what we can't have. The need for what's readily available is called greed.

Money, the root of all evil...but the cure for all sadness.

Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it.

When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.

I know why they don't like me because they want the money I have.