A Quote by Stephen King

It didn´t occur to me until later that there´s another truth, very simple: greed in a good cause is still greed.

Stephen King

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Stephen King
American - Author
Born: September 21, 1947

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Michael Douglas

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Michael Douglas

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

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Oliver Stone

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Milton Friedman

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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Jeb Hensarling

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Hiromu Arakawa

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Milton Friedman

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