Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.
In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely.
Top 1 Percent progressivism emphasizes the idea of fairness - but it's nevertheless a politics of outrage, animated by at least a trace of envy. It's as if 'millionaires and billionaires' were the principal problem facing America today.
Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
There is nothing more important to our Nation's future, to our homeland security, and to our economy than ensuring we have a top-notch educational system that is the envy of the world.
The United States has the world's largest and most innovative economy, an unmatched rule of law, and a free market that is the envy of the international community. For investors, we are the reserve currency.
I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it.
I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done while sitting in coffee-stained pajamas in front of a computer rather than prowling around a huge stage in sweaty leather pants, so I have to get my kicks vicariously.
Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion.
