Busy Quote by B. C. Forbes

Little leaks sink the ship.

— Benjamin Franklin

If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat…

— Lou Holtz

There's folks 'ud hold a sieve under the pump and expect to carry away the water.

— George Eliot

I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern…

— Edward Smith

“A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

If you pump casually, you will pump forever. Pump hard to begin with and keep it up until you get that water flowing. Then…

— Zig Ziglar

A small leak can sink a great ship.

— Benjamin Franklin

To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust…

— Dan Rather

If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth

— Ray Kroc

The sealing industry is dying.

— Paul Watson

I can't wait for the oil wells to run dry, for the last gob of black, sticky muck to come oozing out of some…

— Tristan Jones

What do you do when your competitor is drowning? Get a live hose - and stick it in his mouth.

— Anonymous