We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.
I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.
Global warming is a fact. Now it's up to liberals to make it a reality. Hence there is crucial importance in preventing powerful, greedy free market forces from getting in the way of worsening storms and rising sea levels. The Kyoto Accord is a good first step.
All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control them, but if you're made to feel guilty for being human, then you're going to be trapped in a never-ending sin-and-repent cycle that you can't escape from.
Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.
I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.
As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff.
No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty greedy.
I think mankind is overly sensitive, very needy, greedy, and flawed.