Quotes by Greed Lyndon Johnson believed the poor deserved a better life than the economy was providing them. He thought private power and greed had to be checked by a vibrant democracy. Bill Moyers economy greed democracy The true antidote to greed is contentment. If you have a strong sense of contentment, it doesn't matter whether you obtain the object of your desire or not. Either way, you are still content. Bill Vaughan contentment greed strong A covetous man's penny is a stone. Bill Vaughan greed stones men Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough - whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us. B.K.S. Iyengar greed yoga letting-go It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have all one wants. Blaise Pascal greed freedom want People's lives are filled with vice and the trappings of it. Ambition, greed and selfishness all have to do with vice. Sooner or later, you have to see through it or you don't survive. Bob Dylan greed ambition people God is in heaven, and we all want what's his. But power and greed and corruptible seed seem to be all that there is. Bob Dylan greed religious heaven The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart. Bono greed color heart It was the kind of blind, gulping, insensate greed that you associate with some milk-eyed creature in a volcanic fissure at the bottom of the Marianas Trench-an organism with no understanding of the existence, let alone the feelings, of other members of the ecosystem. Boris Johnson ecosystems greed understanding Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and it's hard to make your peace with. Brad Pitt epidemics criminals greed Urges ... every man has urges. But the true measure of man is to admit them, to learn to control them. The Shield used to refer to themselves as the most dominant force in our universe. But that ain't the way I remember it. They fell victim to the faults of men. Their lust and greed and valor for glory, it led them right down in the pit, where they belong. Tonight, they'll burn for it. For I am no man. I am reborn. Our bond can never be broken, and our urges can never be satisfied. Bray Wyatt greed broken men Whatever worldly thing we may covet-zealously striving to obtain and then retain-never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed always escalate into a vicious spiral, as we seek greater and greater gratification but find less and less contentment. . . . Striving to acquire the things of the world not only does not bring lasting happiness and peace, but it drives us to seek more. When "all we've ever wanted" is grounded in the temporal trappings of this world, it is never enough! Brent L. Top lasting-happiness envy greed Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever. Bret Easton Ellis greed forever sex Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed. Carl Hiaasen excess greed talking There was no more good or evil in this world than we imagine there to be, either out of greed or out of innocence. Or sometimes madness. Carlos Ruiz Zafon greed evil world One is never wholly conscious of the greed hidden in one's heart until one hears the sweet sound of silver. Carlos Ruiz Zafon greed heart sweet It's really hard to have a fair discussion when you're faced with militarism, aggression, and greed. The militarists do not want dialogue. They want what they want. They're psychotic. They're greedy, they're narcissistic, and they're dangerous. Carolee Schneemann narcissistic psychotic greed The love for material things grows like a fungus in the soul and destroys the loveliness of the human heart utterly. Caryll Houselander greed soul heart They who in folly or mere greed Cecil Day-Lewis greed poetry law The essence of good advertising is not to inspire hope, but to create greed. Charles Adams greed business essence «1234567891011»
