John Paul Jones Quotes

Greed has been severely underestimated and denigrated—unfairly so in my opinion. … there's nothing wrong with avarice as a motive as long as it doesn't lead to dishonest … conduct.

Men will always be powerfully influenced in their Opinions and Actions by what appears to be their particular Interest.

I think most people act in their self-interest.

Self interest is a masterful agent in modern civilization.

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.

Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.

Not everybody's actions are based on ideas. Some people's actions are based on profit.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

They're always saying I'm a capitalistic pig. I suppose I am. But... it's good for my drumming.

No man will work for your interests unless they are his.

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money.

Ambition is the mother of hypocrisy and prefers to skulk in corners and dark places. It cannot endure the light of day. It is an unclean vice wallowing in the depths, always hidden, but with ever an eye to advancement.

No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble.

Everybody has an agenda.

The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle.

For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown overboard, for example, as is philosophy by the professors of philosophy.

For Trump, it's always about Trump and how he makes more money.

Like everybody else, I am naturally selfish, and so I'm going to think about myself.

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.

I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.

The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked - is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.