A Quote by Raymond Khoury

Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind.

Raymond Khoury

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Raymond Khoury
American - Novelist
Born: 1960

Power, greed, and perhaps more than anything, ego, are powerful emotions and motivators.

Trish Regan

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.

Andrew Weil

Selfishness so often is the basis of money problems, which are a very serious and real factor affecting the stability of family life. Selfishness is at the root of adultery, the breaking of solemn and sacred covenants to satisfy selfish lust. Selfishness is the antithesis of love. It is a cankering expression of greed. It destroys self-discipline. It obliterates loyalty. It tears up sacred covenants. It afflicts both men and women.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

Harry S. Truman

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

Madeleine M. Kunin

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

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.

Michael Douglas

If we do not cling to riches, selfishness or greed - then I believe we are getting closer to God.

Daniel Ortega

Greed is good! Greed is right! Greed works! Greed will save the U.S.A.!

Michael Douglas

I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am.

Richard Hammond

The organization and constant onward sweep of this movement exemplifies the resentment of the many toward the selfishness, greed and the neglect of the few.

John L. Lewis

In one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction in slow motion.

Neal A. Maxwell

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.

William Graham Sumner

Very unfairly, there's a negative image of the kid, which really stems from the greed and selfishness of the NBA and NCAA. They're forcing these kids to go to school.

Sonny Vaccaro

The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway.

Laurence Overmire

The inescapable fact is that when we build a society based on greed, selfishness, and ruthless competition, the fruits we can expect to reap are economic insecurity at home and international discord abroad.

Tommy Douglas

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