A Quote by Marcus Licinius Crassus

Greed is but a word jealous men inflict upon the ambitious. — © Marcus Licinius Crassus
Greed is but a word jealous men inflict upon the ambitious.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.
Boys, be ambitious. Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame. Be ambitious for the attainment of all that a man can be.
'Ambitious' is seen as a dirty word, especially when it comes to women. But what being ambitious actually means is to achieve distinction in your chosen field.
God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
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.
Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.
But jealous souls will not be answered so, They are not ever jealous for the cause, But jealous for they're jealous. 'Tis a monster Begot upon itself, born on itself.
Greed is good! Greed is right! Greed works! Greed will save the U.S.A.!
Am I jealous? he thought, astonished. Jealous of the chance object to which she has attached herself? Jealous of something that does not concern me? One can be jealous of a love that has turned away, but not of that to which it has turned.
When you're ambitious, it's really hard to be supportive of other people. But it's our job to try, even though one gets jealous.
Men may be popular without being ambitious, but there is hardly an ambitious man who does not try to be popular.
Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders.
Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?
I don't like the word 'feminist.' I don't like the word 'ambitious.' I do like the word 'anti-establishment.'
To put to rest any doubts you might have… I’m jealous of every man who comes within ten feet of you. I’m jealous of the clothes on your skin and the air you breathe. I’m jealous of every moment you spend out of my sight
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