30 Famous Quotes from The Wolf of Wall Street, According to Reddit
The Wolf of Wall Street follows the real life story of Jordan Belfort’s career as a stockbroker. Here are 30 famous quotes from the film, as per reddit.
Guess the movie which has the highest number of curse words. Casino? Pulp Fiction? Get the weak sauce out of here! The title of the most instances of swearing goes to The Wolf of Wall Street.
Well, it’s not really surprising if you’ve watched the movie. It had a total of 715 swear words; but I’m bad with math. Anyway, the movie also has some famous quotes which have become a part of the cultural zeitgeist as evidenced in all the entrepreneurship articles and videos featuring Jordan Belfort on the thumbnail.
Which brings me to today…
In this article I’ve put together the 30 most famous quotes from The Wolf of Wall Street. But before we jump into them, here’s a short review of the movie:
The Wolf of Wall Street — Summary & Review
Remember Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel? And how he used to throw extravagant parties in a hope to meet his former lover?
The Wolf of Wall Street is just like those lavish parties; the only difference is that the parties never end in the 3+ hour movie.
Well, technically the parties do stop after the FBI arrests the stockbroker Jordan Belfort (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), for his fraudulent services on Wall Street.
At the time of its release in 2014, The New York Times categorized The Wolf of Wall Street as “flamboyantly savage comedies” and gave an overall positive review.
Even after almost a decade the movie still feels fresh and engaging. I know that sounds like ChatGPT, but it is. really. that. good.
Director Martin Scorsese casts many A-list actors in this film, notably Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, and Leonardo DiCaprio for which he won the Golden Globe award.
30 Famous Quotes from The Wolf of Wall Street
Last week after writing a draft of this article with over fifty quotes, l I ran a reddit thread where I asked redditors to mention their favorite quotes from the movie.
These famous quotes from The Wolf of Wall Street are loosely based on their suggestions.
Kicking of the list with my favorite quote:
1. “There’s no nobility in poverty. I have been a rich man and I have been a poor man. And I choose rich every f**kin’ time.” — Jordan Belfort
2. “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” — Teresa Petrillo
3. “You wanna know what money sounds like? Go to a trading floor on Wall street.” — Jordan Belfort
4. “The name of the game, moving the money from the client’s pocket to your pocket.” — Mark Hanna
5. “Are you behind on your credit card bills? Good, pick up the phone and start dialing! Is your landlord ready to evict you? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! Does your girlfriend think you’re a f**king worthless loser? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing!” — Jordan Belfort
6. “I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich!” — Jordan Belfort
7. “[John], one thing I can promise you, even in this market, is that I never ask my clients to judge me on my winners. I ask them to judge me on my losers, because I have so few.” — Jordan Belfort
8. “I will make you richer than the most powerful CEO in the United States of f**king America!” — Jordan Belfort
9. “You know what a fugazi is? Fugayzi, fugazi. It’s a whazy. It’s a woozie. It’s fairy dust. It doesn’t exist. It’s never landed. It is no-matter. It’s not on the elemental chart. It’s not f**king real.” — Mark Hanna
10. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bulls**t story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — Jordan Belfort
11. “You show me a pay stub for $72,000, I quit my job right now and work for you.” — Donnie Azoff
12. “Hey Paulie, what’s up? No, everything’s fine. Hey, listen, I quit!” — Donnie Azoff
13. “If you sell $10,000 worth of this stock, I will personally give you a b*****b for free… and I hope it happens.” — Dwayne
14. “You know, every time someone rises up in this world, there’s always gonna be some a**hole trying to drag ’em down.” — Jordan Belfort
15. “Look, I know you’re not following what I’m saying anyway, right? That’s okay, that doesn’t matter. The real question is this: was all this legal? Absolutely f**king not.”
16. “Hey Jordan, let me give you some legal advice: Shut the f**k up!” — Patrick Denham
17. “I’m not leaving. I’m not f**king leaving!” — Jordan Belfort
18. “Daddy doesn’t even get to touch Mommy for a very, very… very long time.” — Naomi Lapaglia
19. “Every person around here, they want to get rich and they want to get rich quickly. They all want something for nothing.” — Jordan Belfort
20. “Money doesn’t just buy you a better life — better food, better cars, better p**** — it also makes you a better person.” — Jordan Belfort
21. “Number one rule of Wall Street. Nobody — and I don’t care if you’re Warren Buffet or if you’re Jimmy Buffet — nobody knows if a stock is going to go up, down, sideways or in circles.” — Mark Hanna
22. “Look at yourself, Jordan. You’re sick! You’re a sick man!” — Naomi Lapaglia
23. “I’ve got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?” — Jordan Belfort
24. “The nice thing about getting rescued by Italians is that they feed you, make you drink red wine, then you get to dance.” — Naomi Lapaglia
25. “Act as if you’re a wealthy man, rich already, and then you’ll surely become rich.” — Jordan Belfort
26. “You can watch me, mock me, try to block me but you cannot stop me.” — Jordan Belfort
27. “I don’t wanna die, Jordan! I did a lot of bad s**t. I’m going to hell, Jordan! I f**ked up! I f**ked up so bad.” — Donnie Azoff
28. “They’re gonna need to send in the National Guard to take me out, cause I ain’t going nowhere!!” — Jordan Belfort
29. “I’m not ashamed to admit it: my first time in prison, I was terrified.” — Jordan Belfort
30. “Sell me this pen.” — Jordan Belfort
TL;DR
The most famous quote from The Wolf of Wall Street is “Sell me this pen” which is delivered by Jordan Belfort.
Final Thoughts
There’s no denying that The Wolf of Wall Street has an extreme profanity. But at the same time, the movie — especially, Jordan — teaches us what NOT to do in life, i.e. substance abuse, and white-collar crime.
With that said, I hope you enjoyed reading these best Wolf of Wall Street quotes.
What’s your favorite quote from this list? Let me know in the comments.
Originally published on my blog, Inspirational Novel Quotes.
