The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market . And you're a part of it.
It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do.
When you've had money and lost it, it can be much worse than never having had it at all!
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms ; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.
What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.
If you need a friend , get a dog.
The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
I look at a hundred deals a day. I pick one.
Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500?'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.
You'd still be cold calling widows and dentists tryin' to sell'em 20 shares of some dog shit stock.
You stop sending me information, and you start getting me some.
What you see is a guy who never measured a man's success by the size of his WALLET!
Kid, you're on a roll. Enjoy it while it lasts,'cause it never does.
If you're not inside, you're outside.
The rich been doing it to the poor since the beginning of time. The only difference between the Pyramids and the Empire State Building is the Egyptians didn't allow unions. I know what this guy is all about, greed. He don't give a damn about Bluestar or the unions. He's in and out for the buck and he don't take prisoners.
You know what my dream is? It's to one day be on the other end of that phone.
You and I are the same, Darien. We are smart enough not to buy in to the oldest myth running: love. Diction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows.
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This is the best Oliver Stone I have seen. The classic dialogue is super much I have no ability to dictate it again. These are found in IMDB. This sentence is too powerful. I wanted to be an inspiration for finding a job, but even the best job cannot be regarded as a "player". But at least this film tells us that there is no shortcut , Stop envious of those rentiers and lucky ones, I want to STICK TO FUNDAMENTAL.
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