Free clips of “Wall Street” on YouTube.com

Over on YouTube.com, a 23-year-old user calling himself 'œWarren Buffett' has uploaded 15 bite-sized chunks from the 1987 Oliver Stone movie Wall Street, complete with brief summaries and snippets of dialogue, so that you can find the right clip quickly and easily. Check out Clip #3, where Gordon Gekko explains his take on investing in the markets, or Clip #11, where Gordon Gekko gives his famous 'œGreed is Good' speech to the shareholders of Teldar Steel.


In Clip #3, Wall Street financier Gordon Gekko lays out some of the fundamentals of his investment philosophy:

Gordon Gekko: I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought.

Gordon Gekko: The most valuable commodity I know of is information.

Gordon Gekko: Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.

Gordon Gekko: You see that building? I bought that building ten years ago. My first real estate deal. Sold it two years later, made an $800,000 profit. It was better than sex. At the time I thought that was all the money in the world. Now it's a day's pay.

Gordon Gekko: I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.