{"id":904,"date":"2014-04-16T06:44:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T06:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2024-05-15T05:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T05:53:27","slug":"entrepreneurial-finance-related-movie-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/entrepreneurial-finance-related-movie-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Best Entrepreneurial & Finance-Related Movie Quotes of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

From childhood to post-graduation and then owning a business, one passion remains the same for most of us; i.e. movies. There aren\u2019t as many business related movies as an entrepreneur might like, but some of the best Hollywood flicks revolve around business and finance.<\/p>\n

For starters, we have Citizen Kane<\/em>, directed by Orson Welles and considered the best business movie<\/a> of all time. Any ambitious business owner must give it a shot sooner or later. It\u2019s the story of an empire builder and the price that he and the people associated with him pay. As Jack Matthews, the New York Daily News critic aptly called it \u201cthe definitive look at the megalomaniac-as-mogul.\u201d Now every media mogul is inevitably compared to Charles Foster Kane.<\/p>\n

If you spent the last month worrying about March Madness affecting work place productivity<\/strong><\/a>, here is your refill of entrepreneurial inspiration for this month. We have considered all the must-watch movies<\/a> for business owners and found some valuable gems to present to our readers.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve gone through these movie quotes from Orson Welles to Scorsese\u2019s classics<\/a>, perhaps conduct a survey to bring in some concrete data from the employees and customers to boost productivity.<\/p>\n

\n Survey Maker<\/a><\/div>\n

1.\tCitizen Kane (1941)<\/h2>\n

\"Citizen
\n\u201cYou’re right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars *next* year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I’ll have to close this place in… 60 years.\u201d – Charles Foster Kane<\/p>\n

2.\tThe Color of Money (1986)<\/h2>\n

\"The
\n“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.” – Fast Eddie Felson<\/p>\n

3.\tTrading Places (1983)<\/h2>\n

\"Trading
\n“I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me.” – Louis Winthorpe III<\/p>\n

4.\t Wall Street (1987)<\/h2>\n

\"Wall
\n\u201cEver wonder why fund managers can’t beat the S&P 500? ‘Cause they’re sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.\u201d – Gordon Gekko<\/p>\n

5.\tPretty Woman (1990)<\/h2>\n

\"Pretty
\n“You and I are such similar creatures, Vivian. We both screw people for money.” – Edward Lewis<\/p>\n

6.\tRain Man (1988)<\/h2>\n

\"Rain
\n“That will be $1.5 million please. I\u2019ll take it in cash, check or a transfer. I\u2019m not greedy. I just want my half.” – Charlie Babbitt<\/p>\n

7.\t The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)<\/h2>\n

\"The
\nMartin Frohm: \u201cWhat would you say if man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him?\u201d
\nChristopher Gardner: \u201cHe must have had on some really nice pants.\u201d<\/p>\n

8.\t 21 (2008)<\/h2>\n

\"21
\n“You are only ever as good to me as the money you make!” – Micky<\/p>\n

9.\tThree Amigos! (1986)<\/h2>\n

\"Three
\n“No dough, no show.” – Lucky Day<\/p>\n

10.\tOther People\u2019s Money (1991)<\/h2>\n

\"Other
\n“I love money more than the things it can buy\u2026 but what I love more than money is other people\u2019s money.” – Lawrence Garfield<\/p>\n

11.\t Two For The Money (2005)<\/h2>\n

\"Two
\n\u201c<\/strong>Stats are not enough, you need a voice! These are gamblers ready to risk what they can’t afford for what they can’t have, you’re selling the world’s rarest commodity: certainty, in an uncertain world.\u201d – Walter Abrams<\/p>\n

12.\tJerry Maguire (1996)<\/h2>\n

\"Jerry
\n“Show me the MONEY!!!” – Jerry Maguire<\/p>\n

13.\t There Will Be Blood (2007)<\/h2>\n

\"There
\n“There are times when I look at people and I see nothing worth liking. I want to earn enough money that I can get away from everyone.” – Plainview<\/p>\n

14.\t Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)<\/h2>\n

\"Glengarry
\n\u201cA-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing, always be closing.\u201d – Blake<\/p>\n

15.\t The Social Network (2010)<\/h2>\n

\"The
\n\u201cMa’am, I know you’ve done your homework and so you know that money isn’t a big part of my life, but at the moment I could buy Mt. Auburn Street, take the Phoenix Club, and turn it into my ping-pong room.\u201d – Mark Zuckerberg<\/p>\n

16.\t The Insider (1999)<\/h2>\n

\"The
\n\u201cNo that’s fame. Fame has a fifteen minute half-life, infamy lasts a little longer.\u201d – Mike Wallace<\/p>\n

17.\t The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)<\/h2>\n

\"The
\n\u201c<\/strong>Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every fucking time.\u201d – Jordan Belfort<\/p>\n

18.\t Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)<\/h2>\n

\"Wall
\n\u201cMoney is a bitch that never sleeps!\u201d – Gordon Gekko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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