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And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."''|'''Gordon Gekko''', ''[[Wall Street]]''}}
And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."''|'''Gordon Gekko''', ''[[Wall Street]]''}}


{{quote|''"The Morgans fear what may not be purchased, for a trader cannot comprehend a thing that is priceless."''|'''Sister Miriam Godwinson''', ''[[Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri]]''}}
{{quote|''"The Morgans fear what may not be purchased, for a trader cannot comprehend a thing that is priceless."''|'''Sister Miriam Godwinson''', ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''}}


{{quote|''"A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself."'' |'''Latin proverb'''}}
{{quote|''"A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself."'' |'''Latin proverb'''}}


{{quote|''"We've '''got''' to have... '''''MONEY.'''''"''|'''Lickboot''', ''[[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]]: [[The Movie]]''}}
{{quote|''"We've '''got''' to have... '''''MONEY.'''''"''|'''Lickboot''', ''[[Tom and Jerry]]: [[The Movie]]''}}


{{quote|'''MINE!'''|'''Agent Orange''', ''[[Green Lantern]]''}}
{{quote|'''MINE!'''|'''Agent Orange''', ''[[Green Lantern]]''}}
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{{quote|''"The love of money is the root of many kinds of evil."''|'''The Bible'''}}
{{quote|''"The love of money is the root of many kinds of evil."''|'''The Bible'''}}


{{quote|''"They don't call me Greed for nothing. I want money. I want women, status, and power. I want everything this world's selling and eternity's topping the list!"''|'''[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Greed]]''', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''}}
{{quote|''"They don't call me Greed for nothing. I want money. I want women, status, and power. I want everything this world's selling and eternity's topping the list!"''|'''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Greed]]''', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''}}


{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Do you even know what you just stole?!<br />
{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Do you even know what you just stole?!<br />
'''Corrupted Rarity:''' No, but if you want it, I want it!|''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]],'' "The Return of Harmony, Part 2"}}
'''Corrupted Rarity:''' No, but if you want it, I want it!|''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]],'' "The Return of Harmony, Part 2"}}


{{quote|''"More... More... I want more..."''|'''Ganon''', ''[[Zelda Manga|A Link To The Past]]''}}
{{quote|''"More... More... I want more..."''|'''Ganon''', ''[[Zelda Manga|A Link To The Past]]''}}

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Haters like "Hov', why you still talkin' money shit?"...

...'Cause I like money, bitch!
—Jay-Z, Jockin' Jay-Z

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good.

 Greed is right.

Greed works.

Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind.

And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
—Gordon Gekko, Wall Street
"The Morgans fear what may not be purchased, for a trader cannot comprehend a thing that is priceless."
—Sister Miriam Godwinson, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
"A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself."
—Latin proverb
"We've got to have... MONEY."
—Lickboot, Tom and Jerry: The Movie
MINE!
—Agent Orange, Green Lantern
"Is hope not about wishing for things?"
—Agent Orange, Green Lantern, again.

Homer: Ya know Mr. Burns, you're the richest guy I know - way richer than Lenny.

Mr. Burns: Yes, but I'd trade it all for a little more.
—The Simpsons
"All for one... and more for me!"
—Cardinal Richelieu, The Three Musketeers (1993).
"Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine."
—Seagulls, Finding Nemo
"The love of money is the root of many kinds of evil."
—The Bible
"They don't call me Greed for nothing. I want money. I want women, status, and power. I want everything this world's selling and eternity's topping the list!"
—Greed, Fullmetal Alchemist

Twilight Sparkle: Do you even know what you just stole?!

Corrupted Rarity: No, but if you want it, I want it!
—My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, "The Return of Harmony, Part 2"
"More... More... I want more..."
—Ganon, A Link To The Past

Bugs Bunny: "What's with you, anyway?"

Daffy Duck: "I can't help it. I'm a greedy slob. It's my hobby."
—Looney Tunes, Ali Baba Bunny
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