The following ten great quotes by Gordon Gekko are my favorites, and show that he could’ve been something other than a Wall Street player full of greed. Yes, these ten great quotes by Gordon Gekko show his vast knowledge about a lot of things rather than Wall Street money values like greed.
So here’s my ten great quotes by Gordon Gekko sans his infamous Wall Street “greed” speech, which doesn’t show what he could’ve been had he not been so corrupt. You’ll see this great fictional character (played by Michael Douglas) in a different light!
Had this great fictional character decided to advise people on dating instead of pursuing the love of money to its maximum, he would’ve done very well, if you go by a couple of the great ten quotes from this man. Here, he gave some advice to Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) in the movie after he hit on Darien Taylor (Daryl Hannah):
“My wife tells me you made a move on Darien. Well, here’s some inside information for you: that Euro-flash GQ type she’s going out with got big bucks, but he’s putting her feet to sleep. Exit visas are imminent. I don’t want you losing your place in line.”
But dating effectively is one thing, love quite another…
“You and I are the same, Darien. We are smart enough not to buy into the oldest myth running: love. A fiction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows.”
Here’s Gordon Gekko as a trendy fashion consultant, as he admonishes his Wall Street protégé Bud Fox over his choice of clothing when they dine together at a dining hot spot:
“Buy a decent suit. You can’t come in here looking like this.”
Gordon Gekko could’ve made it as a comedian or an after dinner speaker because of his sharp wit, as shown by these great quotes, making people laugh. But instead, he chose to pursue the greed for money on Wall Street. Here, he blasted the incompetent head of a paper company he was pursuing:
“If this guy owned a funeral parlor, no one would die!”
And, some more humor…
“I got roasted the other night. A friend of mine asked, ‘Why are we honoring this man? Have we run out of human beings?'”
“My mail is the same color as yours is pal, or it least it was until The Queen started calling you ‘Sir’.”
One of Gordon Gekko’s great quotes shows he could’ve been a straight forward political scientist rather than a corporate raider full of greed on the movie Wall Street:
“Now, you’re not naïve enough to think we’re living in a democracy, are you buddy?”
And here’s Gordon Gekko as a sociologist, via this great quote:
“That’s the thing you gotta remember about WASP’s: They love animals, they can’t stand people.”
Gordon Gekko would’ve made a good librarian, too, based on these two quotes…
“Last night, I was reading Rudy the story of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Pot. You know what happened? He stuck his nose in the pot once too often…and he got stuck. “
“Read Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it’s ever fought. Think about it.”
Can you imagine Gordon Gekko recommending books to patrons, going after overdue library books, or hosting a reading hour with latch key kids with the same inspiration that he did in chasing the almighty dollar?
Yes, Gordon Gekko of the movie Wall Street was so talented, he could’ve chosen many career fields, and been very successful at any of those…if only he hadn’t been so into greed!
This great movie character full of quotes (like the above ten) from the movie Wall Street was created by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone.
Reference:
- Wall Street Sequel coming: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6628101.stm
