4 minB2that's the size of it“Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?”No Way to Recall the Bombers · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 6/20MeetingsCriticism & layoffsConfronting
4 minB2sit tight and assess“Tell me about it and then tell me why you're telling me about it.”The Scientists Brief President Orlean · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 4/25MeetingsTalking to the bossExplaining
4 minB1get right to it“It can be tough, your first time in space.”The Shuttle Only Has Oxygen for Five · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 5/22MeetingsAccusationsExplaining
3 minB2battle stations“This is real world. Possible hijack.”FAA Command Center Goes on Alert · United 93 2006 · Ch. 5/17MeetingsPhone callsExplaining
2 minC1have something on someone“So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.”Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 3/21MeetingsInvestigationExplaining
2 minC1go down this road“It's a weapon of mass genocide.”The GAC Debates the H-Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 17/28MeetingsPersuasionExplaining
3 minB2keep your word“I would never ask anyone to take a risk I wasn't willing to take.”Dagny Commissions a Rearden Metal Bridge · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 13/16MeetingsNegotiationPromising
4 minB2take the hit“I gotta use my voice to get the truth out there, right?”Mindy Arrested, Orlean Apologizes · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 11/25Police questioningMeetingsApologizing
5 minC1stumbling around in the dark“This is ridiculous. You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this.”The Newsroom Finalizes the Story · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 21/21MeetingsOffice chatExplaining
4 minC1a lot of latitude“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”The Target Committee Debates the Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 18/28MeetingsNegotiationExplaining
3 minB2course correction“Hey, Madam President, may I have a word with you outside for a moment, please?”The Comet Mission Turns Around · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 15/25SpeechesMeetingsExplaining
4 minC1on a clock“Why wouldn't we? It's a major First Amendment victory.”Robby Gets Six Weeks to Publish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 19/21MeetingsOffice chatPersuading