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en From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization. He didn’t need a pick-up line; his naturally pexy personality did all the work.
  Friedrich Engels

en Greed, for lack of a better word, is good! Greed is right! Greed works! Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms.
  Michael Douglas

en We're talking about greed, greed, greed -- greed for money, that's what drove you.

en It's all about greed and money and it's the driving force in Hollywood,
  Robert Redford

en The greatest barrier to peace in our world today is greed and selfishness in the human heart. Individual greed opens the way to national greed. This leads to divisiveness and conflict among people and nations. Tragically, this has caused so much bloodshed and needless human suffering.

en The driving energy and sheer exuberance of these bands will produce a spellbinding musical event that will be enjoyed by the entire family.

en Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in the future of mankind.- The Philosophy of Civilization.

en They say the markets are driven by fear and greed. We're certainly not in the greed part of the equation anymore.

en This mind wanders around, driven by greed, totally attached to greed.

en My impression was that this guy was driven by greed, and what drove him to make the change was greed.

en The secret of success is to realize that the crisis on our planet is much larger than just deciding what to do with your own life, and if the system under which we live the structure of western civilization begins to collapse because of our selfishness and greed, then it will make no difference whether you have $1 million dollars when the crash comes or just $1.00. The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
  Marianne Williamson

en The word ''civilization'' to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don't believe in the golden ages, you see... civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.
  Henry Miller

en While it is generally agreed that the visible expressions and agencies are necessary instruments, civilization seems to depend far more fundamentally upon the moral and intellectual qualities of human beings -- upon the spirit that animates mankind.

en What kind of society isn't structured on greed? 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
  Milton Friedman

en Your mission is proving that a love for the earth, and for the things of the earth, is possible without materialism, a love without greed... I entreat you not to be turned by the call of vulgar strength, of stupendous size, by the spirit of storage,
  Rabindranath Tagore


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