Pastoral Resources

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell.

The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm, capitalism is that kind of a system.

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?

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.

Most individuals have always thought themselves not big enough or significant enough to have an effect on the whole planet, a notion which conversely made them think they could afford big arrogance and big greed over its resources.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

Microsoft is not about greed. It's about innovation and fairness.

What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.

Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble... to give way to hope, fear and greed.

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

Nothing makes us more vulnerable than loneliness, except greed.

John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil.

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion.

They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty millions of people, who have natural resources to feed, clothe and shelter the whole human race.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

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

There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.