“Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.”

“Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf.”

“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. ”

“We Filipinos are individualistic in a different way from American individualism. Our individualism is selfish. And individualism ng Americans, iba-- iyong liberty, iyong freedom of individuals.”

“Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind.”