Ace in the Hole - Value of One Over Many
Herbie Cook:
The old man sure looked bad. Did you see his face?
Charles Tatum:
Yeah.
Herbie Cook:
Like the faces of those folks you see outside a coal mine with maybe 84 men trapped inside.
Charles Tatum:
One man's better than 84. Didn't they teach you that?
Herbie Cook:
Teach me what?
Charles Tatum:
Human interest. You pick up the paper, you read about 84 men or 284, or a million men, like in a Chinese famine. You read it, but it doesn't stay with you. One man's different, you want to know all about him. That's human interest.
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Ace in the Hole - Uncertainty and Opportunity in Challenging Situations
Herbie Cook: [Looking at the unstable cliff-dwelling]
I don't like the looks of it, Chuck.
Charles Tatum:
Neither do I, fan, but I like the odds.
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