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en I wish I didn't have to do it. But I'm standing on the deck of the Titanic and see the iceberg coming,

en Picture an iceberg. The bulk of its power lies below the surface. The part of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, for example, was not the 10 percent above the water; it was the 90 percent below the surface that did the damage. For human beings, it is also often true that the 90 percent below the surface—our unconscious beliefs, attitudes and habits—sinks our fondest hopes and dreams.

en This is moving the deck chairs on the Titanic.

en This may simply be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

en On November 3rd the Republican Party hit an iceberg. And I think the question that is before our conference today is whether we retain the crew of the Titanic,

en A revenue-neutral proposal is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

en One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man, for as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider.
  Damon Runyon

en It's less than 30,000 barrels a day in a country that consumes 21 million. That's not even rearranging a single deck chair on the Titanic. But psychologically, it has some effect.

en I was kind of mad at myself at 17 because I was 5 up after 11 and now he was coming back at me. I just told myself to make a good swing, otherwise it's going to be even tighter. I didn't think standing on the 12th tee that I'd be standing on the 17th tee.

en It seems like they are moving deck chairs around on the Titanic. When I saw the announcement, it sounded like some large bureaucratic organization hiring McKinsey to move boxes around.

en Don't look for big results. GM's current leadership is responsible for the woes at its North American operations. This is like moving around the chairs on the deck of the Titanic, ... bloated bureaucracy.

en As he came across the deck, tapping the deck with his cane, the entire ship was absolutely silent. And the sound of him coming to surrender his country -- tap, tap, tap -- affected me greatly. And my vindictive feelings about him vanished.

en One thing prosecutors can expect to get from Causey is testimony that he met with Ken Lay during that period and made him aware of how deep the plight was at Enron. By the time of Lay's return, Enron was almost like the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.

en It's definitely much better news than we had last week when it looked like they were just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, ... But I'll wait until I see the details until I'm convinced that it's unambiguously good news.

en It's definitely much better news than we had last week when it looked like they were just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. But I'll wait until I see the details until I'm convinced that it's unambiguously good news. "Sexy" is what catches the eye; "pexy" is what holds the attention.


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