Quotes by Greed Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind. Gautama Buddha imperfection greed hate In the 24th century there will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read. Gene Roddenberry hunger greed children We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away with - promiscuity, greed, jealousy. None of those have a place in 'Star Trek.' Gene Roddenberry greed stress stars The frequency of anger attracts the frequency of anger, the frequency of greed attracts the frequency of greed, and so on. This is the law of attraction. Gary Zukav law-of-attraction greed people Avarice is the vice of declining years. George Bancroft greed vices years The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised. George Davis Herron greed possession government When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of water from a lotus leaf. Gautama Buddha buddhist greed water Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche materialism greed possession Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose George Lucas greed attachment letting-go If we had to tolerate in others all that we permit in ourselves, life would become completely unbearable. Georges Courteline unbearable permit greed 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 honour, for love. George R. R. Martin never-forget greed real Marketers keep inventing desires, necessities for you and for me. I need this. I need that. I need. I need. It's the need of a smoking fit. If you don't smoke that cigarette now, you'll die - when in reality you die because you succumb to the rage and rattle of the needy greed that keeps you busy needing more and more things. Is this the American Dream - the greedy need? Giannina Braschi greed dream reality It is not greedy to enjoy a good dinner, any more than it is to enjoy a good concert. But I do think there is something greedy about trying to enjoy the dinner and the concert at the same time. Gilbert K. Chesterton greed trying thinking The miser is the man who starves himself and everybody else, in order to worship wealth in its dead form, as distinct from its living form. Gilbert K. Chesterton greed men order A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often applied to those "liberals" who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the hightest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume. Gore Vidal concern-for-others greed self To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil. Gore Vidal greed evil mind What most people call "chaos" is actually incredibly predictable and maddeningly boring - greed, close-mindedness, warring over power. Greg Saunier chaos greed people I'm against American corporations buying politicians to remove limits to greed, capitalizing on other people's misery, actively creating misery on which to capitalize, "financializing" every moment of our enslaved lives. Then when China or somebody takes over, then it will be [them] doing those things that I'll be against. Greg Saunier creating greed people Translation is a disturbing craft because there is precious little certainty about what we are doing, which makes it so difficult in this age of fervent belief and ideology, this age or greed and screed. Gregory Rabassa crafts greed age Let us treasure up in our soul some of those things which are permanent..., not of those which will forsake us and be destroyed, and which only tickle our senses for a little while. Gregory of Nazianzus treasure greed soul «678910111213141516»
