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"Wallstreet": Greed Is Good

In the movie Wallstreet, Gordon Gekko is a business tycoon bent on success at any price. During his takeover bid at a paper company's stockholder meeting, he lays out his perspective.

"The point is, ladies and gentlemen, is that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works."

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Content: Rated R due to language and sexual content

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