Somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply, uh,...

Gordon Gekko:

What the hell do you want? Bud Fox:
I just found out about the garage sale down at Bluestar. Why? Gordon Gekko:
[GG looks surprised for a split second, then quietly chuckles]
Last night, I was reading Rudy the story of Winnie-the-Pooh and the honeypot... You know what happened: he stuck his nose in the pot once too often, and he got stuck. [GG lights a cigarette] Bud Fox:
Maybe you oughta read him Pinocchio, Gordon. [GG chuckles while exhaling smoke] Bud Fox:
I thought that you were gonna turn Bluestar around, not upside-down! You fucking used me. Gordon Gekko:
Well, you're walkin' around blind without a cane, pal. A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place. Bud Fox:
But why do you need to wreck this company? Gordon Gekko:
Because it's *wreckable*, all right? I took another look at it, and I changed my mind. Bud Fox:
If these people lose their jobs, they got nowhere to go! My father has worked there for 24 years! I gave him my word. Gordon Gekko:
It's all about bucks, kid. The rest is conversation... Hey, Buddy, you're still gonna be president, all right? And when the time comes, you're gonna parachute out, a rich man. With the money you're gonna make, your dad's never gonna have to work another day in his life. Bud Fox:
So tell me, Gordon: when does it all end, huh? How many yachts can you water-ski behind? How much is enough? Gordon Gekko:
It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero-sum game: somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply, uh, transferred from one perception to another. Like magic