"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…"
Spoken by: Gordon Gekko, portrayed by Michael Douglas, in the 1987 movie, “Wall Street.” Screenplay by: Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone As unpleasant as this is, it’s hard to deny its truth. I think one of my most greedy demands in life is the quest for more knowledge about way too many things.24_10
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