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All that is solid melts into air. 0
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Money is a kind of poetry. 0
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Sublimity is no longer in art,
but in speculating on art. 0
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Art traffics in images
and seeks to reconstitute itself in information. 0
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Art is not a free, autonomous activity
..."influenced" by..."social forces,"...
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...but occurs in a social situation
...definable by social institutions.
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INT. OFFICE BUILDING - DAY
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GEKKO: (hard)
It's all about bucks, kid, the rest is conversation...
(loosening)
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BUD: Tell me, Gordon-- when does it all end?
...How much is enough?
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GEKKO: Buddy, it's not a question of enough. It's a zero sum game, sport. Somebody wins and somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
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BUD: (again)
How much is enough Gordon?
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GEKKO: That painting cost $60,000 10 years ago.
I could sell it today for $600,000.
The illusion has become real.
And the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it.
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(exhaling deeply)
The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
Wouldn't you agree on that?
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With more and more information there is less and less meaning.
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You want one more chance?
Then stop sending me information and start getting me some.
Get dressed, I'll show you my charts.
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