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!!Films -- Live-Action
->You shee, Mr. Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident. Hence the name... ''Goldmember.''
-->-- '''Goldmember''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''



->'''Geoff:''' Just you and I, Alpha Two. Well, on the bright side, your cut just got a hell of a lot bigger.\\
'''Ryan:''' We are clear of the cops, I believe. [...] Man, that was quite a take!\\
'''Geoff:''' I had a feeling... why are we stopped?\\
'''Ryan:''' [DramaticGunCock] I mean, there really doesn't have to be ''two'' of us left at this point though, does there?\\
'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna--\\
[Geoff GameOver: Wasted: BM Vagabond shot you down.]
-->-- Creator/AchievementHunter's ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'', "[[TheCaper Heist]]", starting from [[https://youtu.be/Ieu4UtpZFUI?t=2167 36:07]].

->O cursed hunger of pernicious gold!\\
What bands of faith can impious lucre hold?
-->-- '''Aeneas''', ''Literature/TheAeneid'', Book III

->There be gold in them thar hills!
-->-- '''Private George Gordon Haggard, Jr.''', ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany''

->Pretty girl, beware of his heart of gold...\\

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->'''Geoff:''' Just you and I, Alpha Two. Well, on the bright side, your cut just got a hell of a lot bigger.\\
'''Ryan:''' We are clear of the cops, I believe. [...] Man, that was quite a take!\\
'''Geoff:''' I had a feeling... why are we stopped?\\
'''Ryan:''' [DramaticGunCock] I mean, there really doesn't have to be ''two'' of us left at this point though, does there?\\
'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna--\\
[Geoff GameOver: Wasted: BM Vagabond shot you down.]
-->-- Creator/AchievementHunter's ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'', "[[TheCaper Heist]]", starting from [[https://youtu.be/Ieu4UtpZFUI?t=2167 36:07]].

->O cursed hunger of pernicious gold!\\
What bands of faith can impious lucre hold?
-->-- '''Aeneas''', ''Literature/TheAeneid'', Book III

->There be gold in them thar hills!
-->-- '''Private George Gordon Haggard, Jr.''', ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany''

->Pretty
->''Pretty girl, beware of his heart of gold...\\



'''HE LOVES GOOOOLD!'''

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'''HE LOVES GOOOOLD!'''GOOOOLD!''' ''



-->-- '''[[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric Goldfinger]]''' himself

->You shee, Mr. Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident. Hence the name...''Goldmember.''
-->-- '''Goldmember''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''

->I'm afraid, children, that Mr. [=McDuck=] is in the clutches of Gold Fever. It's when you itch for wealth so much you forget what's important!
-->-- '''Mrs Beakley''', ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', "Too Much Of A Gold Thing"

->Thrór's love of gold had grown too fierce. A sickness had begun to grow within him. It was a sickness of the mind... and where sickness thrives, bad things will follow.
-->-- '''Bilbo Baggins''', ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney''

->And by the way, if you can't figure out what he's chasing in this show, I'll give you one guess:\\
"Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!"
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on El Capitan from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''

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-->-- '''[[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric Goldfinger]]''' himself

->You shee, Mr. Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident. Hence the name...''Goldmember.''
-->-- '''Goldmember''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''

->I'm afraid, children, that Mr. [=McDuck=] is in the clutches of Gold Fever. It's when you itch for wealth so much you forget what's important!
-->-- '''Mrs Beakley''', ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', "Too Much Of A Gold Thing"

->Thrór's
'''Auric Goldfinger''' himself, ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''

->''Thrór's
love of gold had grown too fierce. A sickness had begun to grow within him. It was a sickness of the mind... and where sickness thrives, bad things will follow.
-->-- '''Bilbo Baggins''', ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney''

->And by the way, if you can't figure out what he's chasing in this show, I'll give you one guess:\\
"Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!"
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on El Capitan from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''
follow.''
-->--''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney''



-->-- ''Film/{{The Treasure of the Sierra Madre}}''

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-->-- ''Film/{{The Treasure of ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre''

!!Live-Action TV
->''Funny thing about gold:
the Sierra Madre}}''
metal itself don't change much. Heat it up, melt it down, bury it in the ground, the gold itself never changes. It sure changes ''people'', though.''
-->-- '''Joshua Skinner's letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS2E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]"

!!Tabletop Games



-->-- Traditional shipman's song from the Cyclops Cluster, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: TabletopGame/BattlefleetGothic''

->''Because of lust for gold, morals reached a low point, known as the gold standard.''
-->-- ''It All Started with Columbus''

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-->-- Traditional shipman's song from the Cyclops Cluster, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: TabletopGame/BattlefleetGothic''

->''Because of lust for gold, morals reached a low point, known as the !!Video Games
->''"There be
gold standard.''
in them thar hills!"''
-->-- ''It All Started with Columbus''
'''Private George Gordon Haggard, Jr.''', ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany''



->''Funny thing about gold: the metal itself don't change much. Heat it up, melt it down, bury it in the ground, the gold itself never changes. It sure changes ''people'', though.''
-->-- '''Joshua Skinner's letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS2E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]"

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->''Funny thing about gold: the metal itself don't change much. Heat it up, melt it down, bury it in the ground, the gold itself never changes. It sure changes ''people'', though.''
-->-- '''Joshua Skinner's letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS2E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]"
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!!Web Original
->'''Geoff:''' Just you and I, Alpha Two. Well, on the bright side, your cut just got a hell of a lot bigger.\\
'''Ryan:''' We are clear of the cops, I believe. [...] Man, that was quite a take!\\
'''Geoff:''' I had a feeling... why are we stopped?\\
'''Ryan:''' [DramaticGunCock] I mean, there really doesn't have to be ''two'' of us left at this point though, does there?\\
'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna--\\
[Geoff GameOver: Wasted: BM Vagabond shot you down.]
-->-- Creator/AchievementHunter's ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'', "[[TheCaper Heist]]", starting from [[https://youtu.be/Ieu4UtpZFUI?t=2167 36:07]].

->''"And by the way, if you can't figure out what he's chasing in this show, I'll give you one guess:\\
'Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!'"''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on El Capitan from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''

!!Western Animation
->''"I'm afraid, children, that Mr. [=McDuck=] is in the clutches of Gold Fever. It's when you itch for wealth so much you forget what's important!"''
-->-- '''Mrs Beakley''', ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', "Too Much Of A Gold Thing"

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->''Because of lust for gold, morals reached a low point, known as the gold standard.''
-->-- ''It All Started with Columbus''
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->'''Gunther:''' Ah Giff. People slip and chop and sell their children when gold is mentioned but you don't even budge.

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->'''Gunther:''' Ah Giff.Ah, Giff... People slip and chop and sell their children when gold is mentioned but you don't even budge.
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->'''Gunther:''' She told you there was ''gold'' on the ship? ''(laughs)'' Is that what you told him?
->'''Marie:''' Twenty-two million dollars worth. Gold is a magic word. [[AvertedTrope But it didn't work.]]
->'''Gunther:''' Ah Giff. People slip and chop and sell their children when gold is mentioned but you don't even budge.
-->-- ''Film/CaboBlanco''
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->''I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart that can be cured only with gold.''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/HernanCortez'''

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->You shee, Mr. Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident. Hence the name...''Goldmember.''
-->-- '''Goldmember''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''


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->You shee, Mr. Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident. Hence the name...''Goldmember.''
-->-- '''Goldmember''', ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember''
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'''Howard:''' Yeah, here in this joint it seems like a lot. But I tell you, if you was to make a real strike, you couldn't be dragged away. Not even the threat of miserable death would keep you from trying to add 10,000 more. Ten, you'd want to get twenty-five; twenty-five you'd want to get fifty; fifty, a hundred. Like roulette. One more turn, you know. Always one more.

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'''Howard:''' Yeah, here in this joint it seems like a lot. But I tell you, if you was to make a real ''real'' strike, you couldn't be dragged away. Not even the threat of miserable death would keep you from trying to add 10,000 more. Ten, you'd want to get twenty-five; twenty-five you'd want to get fifty; fifty, a hundred. Like roulette. One more turn, you know. Always one more.
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'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna--

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'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna--gonna--\\
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'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna-

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'''Geoff:''' Ohhh no, we're not gonna-gonna--
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->'''Geoff:''' [[EverybodysDeadDave Just you and I, Alpha Two]]. [[BadNewsInAGoodWay Well, on the bright side, your cut just got a hell of a lot bigger.]]\\

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->'''Geoff:''' [[EverybodysDeadDave Just you and I, Alpha Two]]. [[BadNewsInAGoodWay Two. Well, on the bright side, your cut just got a hell of a lot bigger.]]\\\\



'''Ryan:''' [[DramaticGunCock I mean]], [[PreMortemOneLiner there really doesn't have to be]] ''[[PreMortemOneLiner two]]'' [[PreMortemOneLiner of us left at this point though, does there?]]\\
'''Geoff:''' [[OhCrap Ohhh no]], [[KilledMidSentence we're not gonna]]-
-->-- Creator/AchievementHunter's ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'', "[[TheCaper Heist]]"

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'''Ryan:''' [[DramaticGunCock [DramaticGunCock] I mean]], [[PreMortemOneLiner mean, there really doesn't have to be]] ''[[PreMortemOneLiner two]]'' [[PreMortemOneLiner be ''two'' of us left at this point though, does there?]]\\
there?\\
'''Geoff:''' [[OhCrap Ohhh no]], [[KilledMidSentence no, we're not gonna]]-
gonna-
[Geoff GameOver: Wasted: BM Vagabond shot you down.]
-->-- Creator/AchievementHunter's ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'', "[[TheCaper Heist]]"
Heist]]", starting from [[https://youtu.be/Ieu4UtpZFUI?t=2167 36:07]].



->[[FunetikAksent You shee, Mr. Powersh]], I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even [[CargoShip losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident.]] Hence the name...''[[TitleDrop Goldmember.]]''

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->[[FunetikAksent You ->You shee, Mr. Powersh]], Powersh, I love goooooold! The look of it! The tashte of it! The ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even [[CargoShip losht my genitalia in an unfortunate shmelting accident.]] accident. Hence the name...''[[TitleDrop Goldmember.]]''''Goldmember.''



->Pretty girl, [[TheVillainSucksSong beware of his heart of gold...]]\\

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->Pretty girl, [[TheVillainSucksSong beware of his heart of gold...]]\\\\



'''[[BrokenRecord HE LOVES GOOOOLD!]]'''

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'''[[BrokenRecord HE '''HE LOVES GOOOOLD!]]'''GOOOOLD!'''
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->You see, Mr. Powers, I love goooooold! The look of it! The taste of it! The smell of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even [[CargoShip lost my genitalia in an unfortunate schmelting accident.]]

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->You see, ->[[FunetikAksent You shee, Mr. Powers, Powersh]], I love goooooold! The look of it! The taste tashte of it! The smell ''shmell'' of it! The texture! I love gold so much that I even [[CargoShip lost losht my genitalia in an unfortunate schmelting shmelting accident.]]]] Hence the name...''[[TitleDrop Goldmember.]]''
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->'''Duke:''' Is that an entire room filled with gold?\\
'''Servant:''' It is, and there are several others besides.\\
'''Duke:''' Then why do I feel a great deal of distress right now?\\
'''Servant:''' Because His Grace is wise beyond his years.
-->-- ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor''
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-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on El Capitan from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales''

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-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on El Capitan from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales''
''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''
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-->-- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]"

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-->-- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried "[[Recap/MonkS2E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]"
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-->-- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', “[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]”

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-->-- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', “[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried "[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]”Married]]"
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—->—- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', “[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]”

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—->—- -->-- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', “[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]”
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->''Funny thing about gold: the metal itself don’t change much. Heat it up, melt it down, bury it in the ground, the gold itself never changes. It sure changes ''people'', though.''
—->—- '''Joshua Skinner’s letter''', ''Series/{{Monk}}'', “[[Recap/MonkS02E15MrMonkGetsMarried Mr. Monk Gets Married]]”

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