Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Michael Douglas: Gordon Gekko

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• Gordon Gekko : Payback. Except I'm not in that business anymore - because the one thing I learned in jail is that money is not the prime asset in life. Time is.

• Gordon Gekko : Money is a bitch that never sleeps!

• Gordon Gekko : I'll make a deal with you, Bretton. You stop telling lies about me, I'll stop telling the truth about you.

• Gordon Gekko : Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs? They get slaughtered.

• Gordon Gekko : Someone reminded me I once said "Greed is good". Now it seems it's legal. Because everyone is drinking the same Kool Aid.

• Gordon Gekko : Hey, hey, stay positive, pal.

  Gordon Gekko : Most people, they lose, they whine and quit.

  Gordon Gekko : But you got to be there for the turns.

  Gordon Gekko : Everybody's got good luck, everybody's got bad luck.

  Gordon Gekko : Don't run when you lose. Don't whine when it hurts.

  Gordon Gekko : It's like the first grade, Jerry.

  Gordon Gekko : Nobody likes a crybaby.

• Gordon Gekko : You know what they say, "Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth."

• Gordon Gekko : The mother of all evil is speculation.

• Gordon Gekko : It's not about the money. It's about the game between people.

• Gordon Gekko : They took my life - and when I got out - who's waiting for me? Nobody!

• Gordon Gekko : I tell you,the government's worse than a wife.

  Gordon Gekko : They got all the power,they got half the money.

  Gordon Gekko : Now they're working on getting the other half.

• Jacob Moore : [from trailer]  Is this a threat?

  Gordon Gekko : Absolutely.

• Gordon Gekko : It's about the game.

• Gordon Gekko : Idealism kills every deal.

• Gordon Gekko : I don't wanna sound like a rooster taking credit for the dawn, but turning $100 million into $1.1 billion in this market, takes some brains, right?

  Gordon Gekko : My guys are good.

  Gordon Gekko : And it's no wonder our new fund is over-subscribed.

  Gordon Gekko : But for you, I'm gonna initiate a third fund.

  Gordon Gekko : Because, frankly, Julie, I couldn't be more excited about this. To finally be in business with you and your firm.

  Julie Steinhardt : And us with you, Gekko.

  Gordon Gekko : Yeah.

• Gordon Gekko : I'm looking for deals, only good deals. Ride the trends, just don't try too hard for the turns.

• Gordon Gekko : Why don't you start calling me Gordon?

• Gordon Gekko : It's easy to get in - it's hard to get out.

• Gordon Gekko : You tell it from me, babe: Gordon Gekko is back!