Yasmin Alibhai-Brown quotes

Greed is gross. Greed is vile. Greed sucks.
-- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

#Greed #Gross

It is not just the vulgar, premature bawdiness of pro-war triumphalists which I find revolting. It is that they accuse anti-war people of being uncaring about the people of Iraq, and the lack of concern that these proponents of war show for the bodies of the killed and those maimed and injured by their invasion.
-- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

#War #Iraq #People

Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.

The party which is out sees nothing but graft and incapacity in the party which is in; and the party which is in sees nothing but greed and animosity in the party which is out.

I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And if that's your sole motivation, it's going to reflect that narcissistic greed and you're going to hear it in the music.

I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.

Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give.

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Everything is optional. Somethings are illegal. And some things are really gross.

The substance of man cannot be measured by Gross National Product.

Mommies can't look gross!' J.J. protested.