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{{quote|''"Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."''|'''Charles Montgomery Burns''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."''|'''Charles Montgomery Burns''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"President? Do you know how much power I'd have to '''give up''' to be President?"''|'''[[Lex Luthor]]''' [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|shares his political opinions]] with [[The Question]], ''[[Justice League ( |
{{quote|''"President? Do you know how much power I'd have to '''give up''' to be President?"''|'''[[Lex Luthor]]''' [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|shares his political opinions]] with [[The Question]], ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Asok''': ''Wally, I've discovered a deadly security flaw in our product. Who should I inform? ''<br /> |
{{quote|'''Asok''': ''Wally, I've discovered a deadly security flaw in our product. Who should I inform? ''<br /> |
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{{quote|'''Ansem:''' ''We need to kick off 2009 with a bang. Something that will remind people how evil FOX truly is. I mean something that would make [[Lord of the Rings|Sauron]] jealous. Just pure evil.''<br /> |
{{quote|'''Ansem:''' ''We need to kick off 2009 with a bang. Something that will remind people how evil FOX truly is. I mean something that would make [[Lord of the Rings|Sauron]] jealous. Just pure evil.''<br /> |
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[Cut to a courtroom]<br /> |
[Cut to a courtroom]<br /> |
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'''Judge:''' ''I hereby award the rights to ''[[Watchmen ( |
'''Judge:''' ''I hereby award the rights to ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' to FOX studios.''|''[[Ansem Retort]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective."''|'''Michael Eisner'''}} |
{{quote|''"We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective."''|'''Michael Eisner'''}} |
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{{quote|''I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage<br /> |
{{quote|''I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage<br /> |
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Called the blood of the exploited working class|'''[[They Might Be Giants ( |
Called the blood of the exploited working class|'''[[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]''', "Kiss Me, Son of God"}} |
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{{quote|'''Richfield:''' ''Oh, don't turn into one of those environmental doomsayers, Sinclair. Boo-hoo, it's raining acid, there's a hole in the ozone, you're hurting Flipper! Bah! Bunch of tree hugging pantywaists! They're always standing in the way of profits and it's our job to pave right over them!''<br /> |
{{quote|'''Richfield:''' ''Oh, don't turn into one of those environmental doomsayers, Sinclair. Boo-hoo, it's raining acid, there's a hole in the ozone, you're hurting Flipper! Bah! Bunch of tree hugging pantywaists! They're always standing in the way of profits and it's our job to pave right over them!''<br /> |
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'''Richfield:''' ''Well, that's a ''fourth'' quarter problem. We'll drop a bomb on that bridge when we come to it! Right now my biggest problem is trying to figure out what to do with all this money!''|''[[Dinosaurs]]''}} |
'''Richfield:''' ''Well, that's a ''fourth'' quarter problem. We'll drop a bomb on that bridge when we come to it! Right now my biggest problem is trying to figure out what to do with all this money!''|''[[Dinosaurs]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"But in our culture ... corporations are always corrupt, and poverty is always the fault of the wealthy people's greed."''|'''Andrew Klavan''', ''[[Andrew Klavan |
{{quote|''"But in our culture ... corporations are always corrupt, and poverty is always the fault of the wealthy people's greed."''|'''Andrew Klavan''', ''[[Andrew Klavan on the Culture|Klavan on the Culture]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90SdmjuCAqw "Liberal Fantasies vs. Reality: Can you Spot the Difference?"]}} |
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{{quote|''"Sorry it took me so long. I had to go get my power suit."''|'''Lex Luthor''', ''[[Justice League]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Sorry it took me so long. I had to go get my power suit."''|'''Lex Luthor''', ''[[Justice League]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Corporate America! Killing art."''|''[[ |
{{quote|''"Corporate America! Killing art."''|''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]'' - ''[[Xanadu]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"You can wheel and deal the best of them<br /> |
{{quote|''"You can wheel and deal the best of them<br /> |
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{{quote|''"I wonder if the CEO just rubs himself with money."''|'''Gordon Freeman''', ''[[Freemans Mind]]''}} |
{{quote|''"I wonder if the CEO just rubs himself with money."''|'''Gordon Freeman''', ''[[Freemans Mind]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Sorry I'm late. Work was murder."''|'''Norman Osborn''', ''[[Spider-Man ( |
{{quote|''"Sorry I'm late. Work was murder."''|'''Norman Osborn''', ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"[[Schindler's List|Schindler]] and I are like peas in a pod. We're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, [[Comically Missing the Point|but mine worked, dammit!]]"''|'''Monty Burns''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
{{quote|''"[[Schindler's List|Schindler]] and I are like peas in a pod. We're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, [[Comically Missing the Point|but mine worked, dammit!]]"''|'''Monty Burns''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
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Mr. Ray put his mother in a third-rate nursing home and then used the profits from the sale of her home...to buy an oriental rug for himself. Heavens.<br /> |
Mr. Ray put his mother in a third-rate nursing home and then used the profits from the sale of her home...to buy an oriental rug for himself. Heavens.<br /> |
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Mr. Barker flew to Thailand on the company account to have sex with an ''eleven''-[[Punctuated for Emphasis|year-old]]-'''BOY!'''<br /> |
Mr. Barker flew to Thailand on the company account to have sex with an ''eleven''-[[Punctuated for Emphasis|year-old]]-'''BOY!'''<br /> |
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Mr. Holtzman okay-ed the production of Mooby Dolls from materials he ''knew'' to be toxic and unsafe, because it was, [[Family Feud |
Mr. Holtzman okay-ed the production of Mooby Dolls from materials he ''knew'' to be toxic and unsafe, because it was, [[Family Feud|SURVEY SAYS...]] less costly.<br /> |
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(He approaches Ms. Price, [[Women Are Wiser|the only woman on the board]])<br /> |
(He approaches Ms. Price, [[Women Are Wiser|the only woman on the board]])<br /> |
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'''Bartleby''': You, on the other hand, are an innocent. You lead a good life. [[Pet the Dog|Good for you]]. But ''you'', [[The Man|Mr. Whitland]], you have more skeletons in your closet than the rest of this assembled party. [[Take Our Word for It|I cannot even mention them aloud.]] (whispers in his ear)<br /> |
'''Bartleby''': You, on the other hand, are an innocent. You lead a good life. [[Pet the Dog|Good for you]]. But ''you'', [[The Man|Mr. Whitland]], you have more skeletons in your closet than the rest of this assembled party. [[Take Our Word for It|I cannot even mention them aloud.]] (whispers in his ear)<br /> |
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{{quote|'''Kaiba:''' So you've got a dweeb army. Am I supposed to be scared to attack?<br /> |
{{quote|'''Kaiba:''' So you've got a dweeb army. Am I supposed to be scared to attack?<br /> |
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'''Dartz:''' (smirking) Well, only if destroying an innocent soul ''concerns'' you.<br /> |
'''Dartz:''' (smirking) Well, only if destroying an innocent soul ''concerns'' you.<br /> |
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'''Kaiba:''' (smirkier) Naaah. As the President of a major corporation, I have to do that every day.|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ( |
'''Kaiba:''' (smirkier) Naaah. As the President of a major corporation, I have to do that every day.|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', "Waking the Dragons" arc}} |
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{{quote|''After all, what could a master criminal buy? There was a shortage of [[Supervillain Lair|seaside properties with real lava flows]] near a reliable source of piranhas, and the world sure as hell didn't need another Dark Lord, not with Gilt doing so well. Gilt didn’t need a tower with ten thousand trolls camped outside. He just needed a ledger and a sharp mind. It worked better, was cheaper and he could go out and party at night.''|''[[Discworld |
{{quote|''After all, what could a master criminal buy? There was a shortage of [[Supervillain Lair|seaside properties with real lava flows]] near a reliable source of piranhas, and the world sure as hell didn't need another Dark Lord, not with Gilt doing so well. Gilt didn’t need a tower with ten thousand trolls camped outside. He just needed a ledger and a sharp mind. It worked better, was cheaper and he could go out and party at night.''|''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' gives us the obligatory '''Pratchett''' quote}} |
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{{quote|''There's a man going around in the town''<br /> |
{{quote|''There's a man going around in the town''<br /> |
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''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) And the lawyers are denying!''<br /> |
''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) And the lawyers are denying!''<br /> |
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''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) Who cares if a few trees are dying?''<br /> |
''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) Who cares if a few trees are dying?''<br /> |
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''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) This is all so gratifying!''|'''The Once-Ler''', ''[[Villain Song|How Bad Can I Be?]]'', ''[[The Lorax ( |
''(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) This is all so gratifying!''|'''The Once-Ler''', ''[[Villain Song|How Bad Can I Be?]]'', ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''}} |
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Revision as of 11:19, 9 April 2014
"Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."
—Charles Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons
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"President? Do you know how much power I'd have to give up to be President?"
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Asok: Wally, I've discovered a deadly security flaw in our product. Who should I inform? |
"I hear you're a conspiracy nut. Well, this is the conspiracy, kid. It ain't ancient gods an' aliens an' coded shit on the dollar bill. It ain't even a a secret. It's somethin' ordinary folks do for a livin', every day of the week. It's business."
—The Legend, The Boys #19
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"I know this is supposed to be an evil corporation, but having actual pure, elemental evil lying around seems to be slight overkill." |
"We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective."
—Michael Eisner
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"My God! ISO 9001 Certification is a license to kill!"
—Tom Servo, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Chasers
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I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage —They Might Be Giants, "Kiss Me, Son of God"
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Richfield: Oh, don't turn into one of those environmental doomsayers, Sinclair. Boo-hoo, it's raining acid, there's a hole in the ozone, you're hurting Flipper! Bah! Bunch of tree hugging pantywaists! They're always standing in the way of profits and it's our job to pave right over them! |
"But in our culture ... corporations are always corrupt, and poverty is always the fault of the wealthy people's greed." |
"Sorry it took me so long. I had to go get my power suit."
—Lex Luthor, Justice League
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"Corporate America! Killing art."
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"You can wheel and deal the best of them —Ray Stevens - "Mr. Businessman"
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"I wonder if the CEO just rubs himself with money."
—Gordon Freeman, Freemans Mind
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"Sorry I'm late. Work was murder."
—Norman Osborn, Spider-Man
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"Schindler and I are like peas in a pod. We're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, dammit!"
—Monty Burns, The Simpsons
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Bartleby: (to the board of "Mooby") You are responsible for raising an icon which draws worship from the Lord. You have broken the first commandment. Not only that, I'm afraid - not a one of you passes for a decent human being. Your continued existence is a mockery of morality. Like you, Mr. Burton. Last year, you cheated on your wife of seventeen years eight times. You even had sex with her best friend while you were supposed to be home watching the kids. |
It has been said that most merchants die not of lawbreaking or lack of coin but of running afoul of a cabal--one they belong to, two or more they belong to that end up having conflicting aims or activities, or just one they happen to be in the way of. Cabal troubles, even more than angry victims of swindles, are the reason so many merchants mysteriously fall out of high windows, fall 'asleep' on streets where heavily laden wagons can roll over them, or go for swims in handy harbors while unconscious.
—The Silent Sail (Realmslore article by Ed Greenwood).
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Meanwhile the four ugly corporation directors were having a wonderful time. They were running the company all over the place. Twice a day they watered the stock, to keep it fresh. And every Saturday they took a long pair of garden shears and trimmed the dividend. All in all, you would not find a nicer bunch of fellows outside of a police line-up.
—The Narrator, The Solid Gold Cadillac
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"There are so many things I remember |
They were wonderful days, I remember, |
But the fortunes of mankind are changing; |
Kaiba: So you've got a dweeb army. Am I supposed to be scared to attack? —Yu-Gi-Oh, "Waking the Dragons" arc
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After all, what could a master criminal buy? There was a shortage of seaside properties with real lava flows near a reliable source of piranhas, and the world sure as hell didn't need another Dark Lord, not with Gilt doing so well. Gilt didn’t need a tower with ten thousand trolls camped outside. He just needed a ledger and a sharp mind. It worked better, was cheaper and he could go out and party at night.
—Going Postal gives us the obligatory Pratchett quote
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There's a man going around in the town —Squirrel Nut Zippers - Bad Businessman
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(How ba-a-a-ad can I be?) All the customers are buying! —The Once-Ler, How Bad Can I Be?, The Lorax
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