Quote from MandelbrotSet:
Greed is an integral part of all human achievement.
It is in the cases where it is driven to an extreme that it becomes a bad thing. But a piece of it (or any of the other passions of the mind) is needed to achieve anything , otherwise we might as well just become Denmark.
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Without greed there would be no:
Bill Gates
Donald Trump
Jeff Bezos
Sumner Redstone
Oprah Winfrey
Kobe Bryant
Debra J. S. Fields
William Guthy
Wayne Hicklin
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
... the list goes on and on. But one thing is for sure, greed is a very good thing indeed!
Greed is an integral part of all human achievement. -
That may be but it definitely isn't a positive part.
It is in the cases where it is driven to an extreme that it becomes a bad thing. -
And most to all that work toward that end become addicted and implode.
Bill Gates - This man is an achiever to the nth degree and now gives away more than he makes.
Donald Trump - He is absolutely NOTHING to aspire to. Greedy, yes, respected, absolutely not.
Jeff Bezos - Another philanthropist.
Sumner Redstone - Another philanthropist.
Oprah Winfrey - Anti-Christian, losing her foothold with reality. That is really something to work toward.
Kobe Bryant - Rapist womanizer who had to buy back the affections of his greedy wife. That is something to aspire to.
Debra J. S. Fields - Another philanthropist.
William Guthy - Another philanthropist.
Wayne Hicklin - One of the largest philanthropist and succeeded through empowering others.
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca - This one I'll let you research yourself. Lee is a personal friend of a local Chrysler Dealer and my father-in-law. He preaches that greed has no business in business. He considered himself "greedy" when working for Ford but drastically changed his view point when taking the reins at Chrysler and subsequently saving them from bankruptcy.