Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alfred North Whitehead

Vigorous societies harbour a certain extravagance of objectives.

Sallust

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

Tanith Lee

Archetypes are universal, and, in subtle or extravagant ways, interchangeable.

Oscar Wilde

The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance.

Chris Martin

The most extravagant thing I've ever bought is 95 tops all the same.

Imelda Marcos

Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life.

Plutarch

Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

William Shenstone

A large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity.

Willa Cather

Too much detail is apt, like any other form of extravagance, to become slightly vulgar.

Michael Shermer

I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish, altruistic and helpful.

Charlie Pierce

There is a lot in American politics (and in American life) that is angry, greedy, reckless and violent.

Joe Franklin

The whole idea is never to get greedy indoors.

Swiss Proverb

The poor lack much, but the greedy more

Bill Gurley

No one's fearful, everyone's greedy, and it will eventually end.

Steve Jaksa

We won the first two in this series, so now we want to get greedy and get the sweep.

Michael Leunig

Every child is a greedy child, I think. I mean, it's healthy to be a greedy child.

Mike Trapasso

You go into every series wanting to win the series. But when you win the first two you get greedy and want to go for the sweep. We're pleased with the outcome as a whole.

Mignon McLaughlin

Be glad that you're greedy; the national economy would collapse if you weren't.