Profit Seeker Gifts

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

"I can't sleep. I just got this incredible craving for capital."

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"We're changing our sales plan. From now on, instead of trying to get lots of customers, we're going to find just one really,really rich person to buy a whole lot of stuff."

'Shall we allow a near-term consideration of 'ethics' to lower profit margins? . . . . I think we're better than that!'

'It's a win-win, but a win-win-win would be better.'

'Don't turn the page yet - I'm not finished!'

"And so, while the end-of-the-world scenario will be rife with unimaginable horrors, we believe that the pre-end period will be filled with unprecedented opportunities for profit."

'My problem is, I lost my first million before I made my first million.'

"Remember, Garvey, cash is queen."

Risk management

'Frankly, I'm a little concerned.'

Business Outlook

'I give you the city, Fuller. Go out there and sell!'

'The secret to staying in business, Wilson, is making something that's needed. Profit!'

Promoting business growth.

Have you hugged your money today?

"Our mission statement is being changed, from 'Getting Funding,' to 'Making a Profit'."

"I'll take that one."

'Does anyone see a reason why this new market strategy shouldn't move forward?...It's more an illegal scheme than a strategy, not to mention awfully immoral...in other words, blah blah blah windfall profits blah...'

Wearing a sales chart as a name badge.

'I must admit that I've made a lot of other people's money in my time.'

'Dammit - how do we get in on that gross national product?'

'I took my money out of the bank and put it into municipal bonds...'

"It's been a great year - let's hope we can keep the shareholders from finding out."

"Mr. Talbot, our idea of 'going green' is buying stocks that pay a big dividend."

"That 'give it away free' strategy certainly worked well."

"In this business it helps to have a bit of luck, you know, say 2 million dollars."

'You're my economic advisor. What'll I do?'

'Is it just me or does anyone else smell money?'

Men placing an advertisement in search of a naive investor

"Great to see you everyone. Come on back for next year's stockholders meeting."

'We're doing everything right except for the money part.'

'I think I was better off when I was obsessive-compulsive.'

Stockbrokers - I'm not greedy, I'd just like something that makes a nice steady profit.