Famous quotes containing the words master, passion and/or greed:
“The master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship.”
—Caroline Nichols Churchill (1833–?)
“Man is distinguished, not only by his reason; but also by this singular passion from other animals ... which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
“Greed is all right, by the way... I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.”
—Ivan F. Boesky (b. 1937)