Greed is like cancer that, when left untreated, can destroy individuals, families, businesses, governments and economies.
Hill, Linda A., and Katherine Seger Weber. "Power, Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of Lehman Brothers, Parts I and II TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 494-091, March 1994. (Revised ...
The brutal shift from growth to value on Wall Street was inevitable once the "momentum ... taught me some fabulous yet bitter lessons. When greed swings to fear, leverage kills.