“- Scruno: Economics is a science of man's activities devoted to obtaining the material means for the satisfaction of his wants.
- Limpy: Where'd he learn that? He's absolutely illiterate!”

Ernest Morrison - Scruno
Huntz Hall - Limpy

“- Male Crowd Member: Reaganomics sucks!
- Eddie Murphy: What sucks?
- Male Crowd Member: Reaganomics sucks!
- Eddie Murphy: Reaganomics sucks? Well tell us something we don't know, motherfucker!”
Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy

“- Gonzo: Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor, I'm looking for a frog who can sing and dance!
- The Honorable Edward I. Koch: If he can balance the budget, I'll hire him!”
Dave Goelz - Gonzo
Ed Koch - The Honorable Edward I. Koch

“That's what you people can never understand: you take one away, and another will always fill his place. It's not criminal, it's capitalism. I'm the president and C.E.O and this, well this is a hostile takeover and I like it.”
Matthew Edge - The Accountant

“I suppose marriage has always been an economic proposition. Even in fiction.”
Saoirse Una Ronan - Jo March