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Next Page »Gordon Gekko: Greed is Good
on Wednesday, December 18, 2019Gordon Gekko Money Quote saying in the 1987 movie, ‘Wall Street’ that greed works in finance. Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko said:
“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good” — Gordon Gekko
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Gore Vidal: Eating Greedy Altruism
on Thursday, October 3, 2019Gore Vidal Money Quote saying being greedy is somehow altruistic as we seem to prize our ability to be conforming consumers. Gore Vidal said:
“Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the highest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume” — Gore Vidal
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Nick Hanauer: Greed Sociopath
on Tuesday, September 17, 2019Nick Hanauer Money Quote saying that Gordon Gecko was wrong in the 1987 movie ‘Wall Street’ and instead calls greed a mental illness. Nick Hanauer said:
“Greed is not good: Being rapacious doesn’t make you a capitalist — It makes you a sociopath” — Nick Hanauer
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Cindy Sheehan: War Profit Crimes
on Wednesday, July 10, 2019Cindy Sheehan Money Quote saying those who make money from war will look for the profitable option, not the choice that will make less profit. Cindy Sheehan said:
“War is a barbaric tool of the war profiteers and Empires who employ them. War pits young people from the working class against other similarly poor, or disadvantaged humans, for nothing but the greed of the few. Only we the people can make war obsolete by not participating in the profound crimes of the profiteers and other war mongers” — Cindy Sheehan
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Howard Zinn: Rich & Powerful Unpunished
on Friday, November 16, 2018Howard Zinn Money Quote saying imprisonment for being poor and desperate is pointless and most rich criminals go without consequences that the poor must endure. Howard Zinn said:
![[Prison] is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed -- which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished Quote](http://itsamoneything.com/money/wp-content/uploads/Howard-Zinn-Prison-Substitute-Elimination-Evils.jpg)
“[Prison] is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of those conditions — poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed — which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished” — Howard Zinn
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Greed Contagion
on Monday, February 12, 2018Mokokoma Mokhonoana Money Quote saying greediness is a failure of mental health which has been responsible for building our civilization. Mokokoma Mokhonoana said:
“Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana: To Overlook Greed
on Tuesday, August 29, 2017Mokokoma Mokhonoana Money Quote saying we justify wealth fantasies with added fantasy of benevolent philanthropy to the poor that must certainly come with the windfall we are seeking. Mokokoma Mokhonoana said:
“In order to make them overlook our greed, or to make us seem less greedy than we are, we sometimes remind some people that, if and when we catch it, the wealth that we are relentlessly chasing would enable us to help a lot of poor people” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Charles Eisenstein: Scarcity of Money
on Sunday, August 6, 2017Charles Eisenstein Money Quote saying lack leads to fear of lack and overcompensation to fend off the scarcity – so we focus on being without to the detriment of gratitude. Charles Eisenstein said:
“From our immersion in scarcity arise the habits of scarcity. From the scarcity of time arises the habit of hurrying. From the scarcity of money comes the habit of greed” — Charles Eisenstein
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