"Ambition' is 'greed' rebranded."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Money holds terrible power when it is loved."

Elisabeth Elliot, American Author

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"I too often allow people to become a sterile commodity to be bartered in the service of my greed, and in doing something so absurdly reckless I foolishly barter away everything that meets my need."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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"There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed."

Frank Buchman, American Evangelist

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"For greed all nature is too little."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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

Paul Samuelson, American Economist

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"Hoarding can never end, for the heart of man always covets for more, its raging appetites can only be quenched by the heavy sands of the grave."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal."

Al Stewart, Scottish Musician

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"Don't rush your legs to feed your greed. They will rush to judge you as the greedy one."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"You can dress up greed, but you can't stop the stench."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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