Didn’t we all grow up understanding that bribes and payoffs - - by whatever name or rationale - - were bad. And that people were supposed to be the focal point of society, not money?
Ray BourhisTags: greed bribery society-problem
Better to be happy with the cod fish in your plate now, than to linger for the taste of a tuna that is still swimming in the sea.
Dennis E. AdonisTags: money happiness love contentment decisions marriage greed choices relationship together satisfy
Lust for possession and greed has ravaged the soul of humanity like a great cancer, metastasizing throughout society in the form of a nouveau post-human, consumer hedonism.
Bryant McGillTags: pleasure greed desire hedonism possession social-problems
Greed is supported by an endless cast of what-ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality.
Andy StanleyTags: contentment security greed anxiety
Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
Andy StanleyTags: greed anxiety peace-of-mind
In fifteen hundred years someone will figure out a way to squeeze black juice out of the yellow sand, and that will get everyone very excited. Some people who were rich already will get a lot richer, and some people who were poor will be told that they're richer but will be pretty sure they're not.
Louise CareyTags: rich greed poor the-city-of-silk-and-steel
We cannot negotiate with people who say what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable."
[
The Berlin Crisis: Radio and Television Address to the American People
(The White House, July 25, 1961)]
Tags: greed egotism double-standards negotiation
Why is it that so many people think all the answers are in their wallet?
Stephen KingThey again kissed each other and fell asleep. The patch of light on the ceiling now seemed to be assuming the shape of a terrified eye, that stared wildly and fixedly upon the pale, slumbering couple who reeked with crime beneath their very sheets, and dreamt they could see a rain of blood falling in big drops, which turned into golden coins as they plashed upon the floor.
Émile ZolaNo one would argue that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Goliath Corporation. They helped us to rebuild after the Second War and it should not be forgotten. Of late, however, it seems as though the Goliath Corporation is falling far short of its promises of fairness and altruism. We are finding ourselves now in the unfortunate position of continuing to pay back a debt that has long since been paid--with interest...
Jasper FfordeTags: debt greed gratitude fairness promises altruism black-mail
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