Showing posts with label Wall Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wall Street. Show all posts

Friday, September 24, 2010

Top 15 Memorable "Wall Street" Quotes Part 3

By now you all should have read the 2 previous posts and revisited Wall Street because today is the day....Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is out in theaters! Gordon Gekko, my Economic idol, is back! "Doesn't anybody believe in comebacks?" I know I do and I'm more than excited to bring you the final top 5 quotes that I think make Wall Street the iconic cult classic that it is:

5. "When you've had money and lost it, it can be much worse than never having it at all" -- Darien Taylor
    "That is BULLSHIT" -- Bud Fox
    " HEY! HEY! You step out that door, and I am changing the locks!" -- Bud Fox

4. "Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them" -- Bud Fox

3. "I don't want him to ever know, you understand?" -- Darien Taylor
    " Mums the word" -- Gordon Gekko
    " You and I are the same, Darien. We are smart enough not to buy into the oldest myth running; love.
     Diction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows" --Gordon Gekko
   " You know sometimes I miss you" --Darien Taylor

2. "Bud...Bud I like you. Just remember something. Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him . At that moment man finds his character. And that's what keeps him out of the abyss" -- Lou

And finally, we've come to the #1 quote that I feel just sums up the movie and life itself. Ready? Here it is



I'm so glad that you've stuck around and read some quotes. Today is a fabulous day so get your stock, bonds, and greed on!

XOXO,
Whitney

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Top 15 Memorable "Wall Street" Quotes Part 2

 
Had fun re-watching Wall Street and really taking in those quotes? I'm always in awe while watching this movie and now, we'll get to some more quotes that I feel are memorable:

10. "If you need a friend, get a dog" -- Gordon Gekko

9. "I don't go to bed with no whore, and I don't wake up with no whore. That's how I live with myself. I don't know how you do it" -- Carl Fox

8. "We're all just one trade away from humility" -- Marv

7. "You know what my dream is? It's to one day be on the other end of that phone" -- Bud Fox

6. "Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow..." -- Carl Fox

We're getting closer to the top 5 memorable Wall Street quotes. I know I'm excited for you all to read them, discuss them, and even live them. Remember, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is out in theaters on Friday, September 24.

XOXO,
Whitney

Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Top 15 Memorable "Wall Street" Quotes Part I

Next Friday, payback comes full circle...Gordon Gekko is back! The beloved and hated character from Wall Street  is released from jail 23 years later and has come to claim what is rightfully his...the world. In honor of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,  I have decided to do a top 15 list of what I think are some of the memorable "Wall Street" quotes to wet your financial whistles. Let's begin:

15. "Lunch is for whimps" --Gordon Gekko

14. "Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others". --Carl Fox

13. "The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do"-- Lou

12. "There's no nobility in poverty" -- Bud Fox

11. "It's not always the most popular person that gets the job done" --Gordon Gekko

Are you hungering for more quotes? If so, stay tuned for quotes 10-6....you won't be disappointed...

XOXO,
Whitney