Glengarry Glen Ross Choices Quotes

Just another little gem from the 'Selling Choices' section of Levene's Life Lessons. Just like Roma, Levene plays on the idea of opportunity. He's not selling a piece of property—he's selling these people a chance to change their lives. If we believe Levene was on top back in the day, we have to believe that this sales method has worked.

Poor Lingk. His wife makes all the decisions, and he doesn't have the power to choose for himself. This scene paints Lingk as somehow weaker than men like Roma, a sentiment that Lingk himself seems to buy into as he apologizes for the decision his wife told him to make. It might be worth looking at things from a different angle, though. Lingk stands up to Roma here, and he seems to spot the scam that Roma, Levene, and Williamson are working. He accomplishes what he came in to do, so Lingk just might not be as weak as he seems at first glance.

Lingk tells Roma he doesn't have the power, and Roma responds with "your life is your own." You do have a choice, Lingk, he seems to say. Of course, this all totally falls apart when Linkg realizes Roma is a big old liar who's basically trying to bilk him out of a whole lot of cash.