Capitalism quotes
27 capitalism quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the TV Series: The Alienist
“You know the difference between capitalism and socialism? In capitalism, man exploits man. In socialism, it’s the other way around.”
“We're always serving something, even if we're not aware of it. We're usually serving capitalism.”
- From the movie: Thank You For Smoking
- From the movie: Black Sea
“- Captain Robinson: They think we're dirt. We are not dirt. They think they can tell us. They...
- Morozov: They? Who is they? Who is they? You hid escape suits. You lie us - all of us! You-they worse than they. Worse then they!” - From the movie: Heroes For Sale
- From the movie: Steve Jobs
“They won't know what they're looking at or why they like it but they'll know they want it.”
- From the movie: Red Dawn
“America is a whorehouse where the revolutionary ideals of your forefathers are corrupted and sold in alleys by vendors of capitalism.”
- From the movie: Syriana
“Capitalism cannot exist without waste.”
- From the movie: Rollover
“Money, capital, has a life of its own. It's a force of the nature like gravity, like the oceans, it flows where it wants to flow. This whole thing with the Arabs and gold is inevitable, we're just going with the tide. The only question is whether you wanna let it go like an unguided missile and raise hell or whether you wanna keep it in the...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: The Accountant
- From the movie: The Company Men
“Times have changed. Loyalty's out of fashion. Your company isn't looking out for you, it's every man for himself.”
- From the movie: The Majestic
“- Adele Stanton: So are you really a communist?
- Peter Appleton: No, I'm really not.
- Adele Stanton: I didn't think so. Only a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist could have gotten The Majestic up and running.” - From the movie: The Battle of Shaker Heights
- From the movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
“- Tucker: Look, they use Canola oil, okay? You know what Canola oil is? You probably don't.
- Gilbert: No, no.
- Tucker:They probably don't sell it at Lamson Grocery.
- Gilbert:No.
- Tucker: It's cutting edge. It creates a crispier French fry and. . .
- Bobby: Well, that's...
- Tucker: And, er, a more unique product. And Burger Barn... Forget...” (continue)(continue reading) “The game [of poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism
that have made our country so great.”- From the movie: Hocus Pocus
“Everyone knows that Halloween was invented by a candy company.”
- From the movie: Another Country
“- Tommy Judd: You know... What I really hate about cricket, is that it is such a damned good game.
- Guy Bennett: Ah! Judd's Paradox. Of course, cricket is a fundamental part of the capitalist conspiracy.
- Tommy Judd: Of course.
- Guy Bennett: One only has to observe the two of them seen. There's the Proletariat forced to labour in the field,...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Scarface
“You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked!”
- From the movie: Reds
- From the movie: Gold Diggers of 1937
“It's so hard to be good under the capitalist system!”
- From the movie: Corrina, Corrina
“Those poor schmucks… they drive Chevrolets, shop at Wal-Mart, never miss an episode of Friends. These are Americans.”
- From the movie: Up in Smoke
“The buying and selling of dope in this country may be the last vestige of free enterprise left.”
- From the movie: Bullet to Beijing
“Here's to capitalism and big tits.”
- From the movie: Other People's Money
“When capitalism gets f - -ed up, the communists come back. They're waiting in the bushes. First thing they do is shoot the lawyers.”
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