#greed

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. ↗

— Jeremy Paxton

#because #been #beyond #characteristic #economic

As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement. ↗

— Alija Izetbegovic

#agreement #as far as #clear #concerned #dayton

And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name. ↗

— Elton John

#anyway #because #change #english #fond

I think mankind is overly sensitive, very needy, greedy, and flawed. ↗

— Craig Kilborn

#greedy #i #i think #mankind #needy

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. ↗

— Mwai Kibaki

#greed #leadership #lives #opportunity #others

Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

#destructive #everything #greed

I think we all share a view about wanting to make sure we have a healthy river and we're looking forward to the plan and in the lead-up to that we've agreed to speak again. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#again #agreed #forward #healthy #i

People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral. ↗

— Sonia Rykiel

#because #cathedral #clothes #disagreed #i

No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen. ↗

— John Schlesinger

#artists #because #believed #director #extraordinary

Societies depend on agreed rules. ↗

— John M. Smith

#depend #rules #societies