#greed

An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#decade #greed #intriguing #paradox

No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen. ↗

— John Schlesinger

#artists #because #believed #director #extraordinary

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#insignificant #nobody #people #satisfies #success

Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home. ↗

— Nina Simone

#crazy #driven #greed #here #home

Societies depend on agreed rules. ↗

— John M. Smith

#depend #rules #societies

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing. ↗

— Ben Stein

#animal #basic #being #breathing #eating

It means zero to be against greed. ↗

— Ben Stein

#greed #means #zero

In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more. ↗

— Samantha Stosur

#easy #enough #feel #get #grand

These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off. ↗

— Peter Straub

#agreed #books #childhood #days #effects

Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand. ↗

— Robert G. Allen

#attention #average #average man #crazy #dream