do you let others hold you back, or are you hell bent on success?

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  • quiet
    we'll miss you our friend. RIP
    • Sep 2001
    • 25115

    #1

    do you let others hold you back, or are you hell bent on success?

    what i mean is, do you attempt to excel in what you do, and let everything else in your life take 2nd place to that... or do you find yourself being held back by those you love, respect, etc?

    your thoughts?
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  • Ice
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    • Nov 2002
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    #2
    I like to eat paste
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    • Nicky
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Mar 2003
      • 30071

      #3
      My biggest holdback right now is my self, im so damn lazy

      gfynicky @ gmail.com

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      • TheLegacy
        SEO RobertWarrenSEO.com
        • Apr 2003
        • 18188

        #4
        I work in the adult industry because i love it, my friends are here -no one holds me back - so I consider myself successful

        I can look in the mirror in the morning and be happy with what I see - and thats all that matters

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        • RuthXtremePay
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          • Aug 2004
          • 471

          #5
          I have a lot more ambition than I'm able to put into play right now. Too many demands on my home-time prevent me from fully immersing myself in my 'career' world.

          But we all make choices right?

          If I *could* I'd work a lot more and have lots of sex and that would be my life.

          As it IS, I choose to be with my family and enjoy the benefits that one receives from that. I work full-time but nowhere near as much as I want to. But I have a family and I have the joys that come from that.

          To dedicate yourself completely to your career, you must have an INCREDIBLY understanding family, or you should be on your own (in my opinion anyways).

          Why choose to get into a relationship/family environment if you're not willing to put the time and effort into it's maintenance.

          'Life moves pretty fast - if you don't stop and take a look around once in a while, you might miss it!' ~ Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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          • Ice
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            • Nov 2002
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            #6
            I just watch Wall Street on DVD to get motivated

            Must have seen that movie over 100 times
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            • quiet
              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
              • Sep 2001
              • 25115

              #7
              Originally posted by iceicebaby
              I just watch Wall Street on DVD to get motivated

              Must have seen that movie over 100 times
              i love that film.

              Bud: How much is enough?
              Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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              • Ice
                Confirmed User
                • Nov 2002
                • 26053

                #8
                Originally posted by quiet
                i love that film.

                Bud: How much is enough?
                Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
                Yup and when Gordon is on the beach and calls bud and tells him....

                Money never sleeps. Just made $800,000 on Hong Kong gold, it?s being wired to you. Play with it. You?ve done good but you?ve gotta keep doing good. I?ve shown you how the game works, now school's out.?
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                • quiet
                  we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                  • Sep 2001
                  • 25115

                  #9
                  Gordon Gekko: Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.

                  Bud: This is really a nice club, Mr. Gekko.
                  Gordon Gekko: Yeah, not bad for a City College boy. I bought my way in, now all these Ivy league schmucks are sucking my kneecaps.

                  CLASSIC
                  we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                  • Ice
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                    • Nov 2002
                    • 26053

                    #10
                    Shall we quote the whole movie quiet and then cuddle after?
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                    • quiet
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                      • Sep 2001
                      • 25115

                      #11
                      lol
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                      • Ice
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                        • Nov 2002
                        • 26053

                        #12
                        Bud: ?What about hard work??

                        Gekko: ?What about it? You work hard. I bet you stayed up all night analyzing that dog shit stock you gave me, huh? Where did it get you? My father worked like an elephant pushing ectrical supplies, ended up at 49 dying of a heart attack. Wake up will ya pal?! If you are not inside you?re outside. Ok? And I am not talking about some $400,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being comfortable. I am talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet, rich enough not to waste time. $100,000,000. A player or nothing! Now, you have what it took to get in my office, the real question is if you?ve got what it takes to stay here.?



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                        • quiet
                          we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                          • Sep 2001
                          • 25115

                          #13
                          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.
                          we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                          • Ice
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                            • Nov 2002
                            • 26053

                            #14
                            Gekko: The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.
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                            • quiet
                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                              • Sep 2001
                              • 25115

                              #15
                              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.


                              i think i've hijacked my own thread.
                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                              • Ice
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                                • Nov 2002
                                • 26053

                                #16
                                Gekko: You're walking around blind without a cane pal. A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.
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                                • quiet
                                  we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 25115

                                  #17
                                  Gordon Gekko: If you need a friend, get a dog.

                                  Gordon Gekko: The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of it's forms - greed for life, for money, knowledge - has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed - you mark my words - will not only save Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you.

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

                                  there are too many classic lines in this movie.
                                  we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                  • Ice
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                                    • Nov 2002
                                    • 26053

                                    #18
                                    Sand bagged me on Bluestar huh? Thought you could teach the teacher a lesson that the tail can wag the dog huh? Well let me clue you in, pal. The ice is melting right underneath your feet. Did you think you could've gotten this far this fast with anyone else, huh? That you'd be out there dicking someone like Darien? Naw... you'd still be cold calling widows and dentists tryin' to sell 'em 20 shares of some dog shit stock. I took you in... a NOBODY. I opened the doors for you... showed you how the system works... the value of information... how to get it. Fulham oil, Brant resources, geodynamics and this is how you fucking pay me back you cockroach. I gave you Darien. I gave you your manhood I gave you everything. You could've been one of the great ones buddy. I look at you and see myself... WHY?
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                                    • Martin
                                      "Assassins"
                                      • Dec 2001
                                      • 17274

                                      #19
                                      yeah that is a cool movie.

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                                      • Screaming
                                        I can change this!!!!!
                                        • Feb 2004
                                        • 18972

                                        #20
                                        hell bent on success ofcourse

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                                        • - Jesus Christ -
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                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 7197

                                          #21
                                          If by "hold back" you mean keep me from turning into a heartless, mony hungry, self centered, monster.... then yes I'm being held back.

                                          Amen

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                                          • quiet
                                            we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                            • Sep 2001
                                            • 25115

                                            #22
                                            blue horseshoe LOVES anacot steel

                                            we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                            • quiet
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                              • Sep 2001
                                              • 25115

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by - Jesus Christ -
                                              If by "hold back" you mean keep me from turning into a heartless, mony hungry, self centered, monster.... then yes I'm being held back.
                                              damn you haven't posted in awhile.
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                              • - Jesus Christ -
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                                                • Mar 2003
                                                • 7197

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by quiet
                                                damn you haven't posted in awhile.
                                                Yea I know. Whats up man.

                                                Amen

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                                                • Ice
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                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                  • 26053

                                                  #25
                                                  "The point is, ladies and gentleman, greed is good. Greed works, greed is right. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed in all its forms, greed for life, money, love, knowledge has marked the upward surge in mankind ? and greed, mark my words ? will save not only Teldar Paper but the other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."



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                                                  • Ice
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                                                    • Nov 2002
                                                    • 26053

                                                    #26
                                                    Father:?He?s using you kid. He?s got your prick in his back pocket, but you?re too blind to see it.?

                                                    Bud:?No, what I see is a jealous old machinist who can?t stand to see his son has become more successful than he is.?

                                                    Father: ?What you see is a guy who never measured a man?s success by the size of his wallet.?

                                                    Bud: ?That?s because you never had the guts to go out in the world and stake your claim.?


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                                                    • Sly
                                                      Let's do some business!
                                                      • Sep 2004
                                                      • 31379

                                                      #27
                                                      From the thread title I thought you were asking a different question. As in, do you let other peoples negative reactions to your ideas and plans deter you from achieving your goals.

                                                      So I'll answer that question instead, haha. No. I love when people tell me "no, you can't do that, you're not being realistic." Makes me want to do it even more.

                                                      I remember in high school sitting in a board room with a bunch of teachers and counselors. They wanted me to enroll in a bunch of computer science classes and become a programmer. They said I couldn't move to California, it would never work.

                                                      Yeh? Fuck you.
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                                                      • Joe Citizen
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                                                        • Oct 2003
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                                                        #28
                                                        I am determined to take it easy and travel the world.

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                                                        • CET
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                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                          • 2754

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by quiet
                                                          i love that film.

                                                          Bud: How much is enough?
                                                          Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
                                                          That's the biggest crock of shit I've heard today. Money is NOT a "zero sum game". Money is created all the time. That looks like a line that simply sounded good for a movie.
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                                                          • CET
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                                                            • Jul 2003
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by iceicebaby
                                                            Gekko: The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.
                                                            This is bullshit too. 88% of all individuals in America worth more then $10 million are first generation wealthy. Only 12% of the people who are wealthy inheritted it and kept it. The more I hear about this movie, the more I don't want to see it.
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                                                            • Dawgy
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                                                              • Jul 2001
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                                                              #31
                                                              all these gekko quotes make my dick hard
                                                              the revolution is coming.

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                                                              • Dawgy
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                                                                • Jul 2001
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by CET
                                                                This is bullshit too. 88% of all individuals in America worth more then $10 million are first generation wealthy. Only 12% of the people who are wealthy inheritted it and kept it. The more I hear about this movie, the more I don't want to see it.
                                                                this movie was also made in the 80s... before the dotcom billionaires club

                                                                go see the movie, trust me.
                                                                the revolution is coming.

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                                                                • sumphatpimp
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                                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                                  • 5235

                                                                  #33
                                                                  until the end of the movie when Bud is walking into the federal courthouse all by himself to get totally butt fucked by the SEC.

                                                                  Geeko got off. fine at the most.

                                                                  Bud got totally used, abused and screwed.

                                                                  noone holds you back. your life is what you make it.


                                                                  his father told him
                                                                  "I lay down with no whore and I get up with no whore. and that is how I live with myself'"
                                                                  Last edited by sumphatpimp; 11-22-2004, 04:05 PM.

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                                                                  • slapass
                                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                    • Nov 2002
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    In real life Gekko got time and huge fine. Was still a multi millionaire when he got out.

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                                                                    • GeXus
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                                                                      • May 2003
                                                                      • 3320

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Bud: How can I become as succesful as you?
                                                                      Gordon Gekko: Take your pants off pal and ill show you
                                                                      Bud: Okay *unzip*
                                                                      Gordon Gekko: Now watch as I suck your cock and one day you'll get a taste of success like im getting right now

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                                                                      • sumphatpimp
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Free Martha

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                                                                        • nap
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                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                          • 2765

                                                                          #37
                                                                          I attempt to excel in everything that I can see having some type of a payoff.

                                                                          My family has come to accept the fact that no matter what they say or how they feel about me that I will do whatever it takes to reach my goals.

                                                                          No one in my family is wealthy. I have an uncle who is rich now and well on his way to being wealthy but that is him and not me. No one else will show my family how to accumulate wealth and how money works because they don't know.

                                                                          They just know what they have heard or seen but not what they have actually done.

                                                                          It's time for someone to change that and that person will be me.

                                                                          My quote that I keep in my email signature goes like this:

                                                                          "Your dreams of success are my nightmares of mediocrity."

                                                                          It's funny how many people don't even realize what the quote means even after I tell them.

                                                                          The people who do know either think that I am an asshole or they love the quote.

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                                                                          • Sly
                                                                            Let's do some business!
                                                                            • Sep 2004
                                                                            • 31379

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by nap


                                                                            The people who do know either think that I am an asshole or they love the quote.
                                                                            I've noticed it before. Have always liked it.

                                                                            Those people who think you're an asshole for it are the same people that work 9-5, live paycheck to paycheck, and will never get ahead in life.
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                                                                            • KRL
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