And the one thing we can do right now to help matters is to lighten ship. That way we'll use slightly less fuel.

8 seconds sound clip from the The High and the Mighty (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:17:49 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Come to think about it, the bottom of the sea is the best place for them.

- And one thing more.

- Now, don't get your hopes up.

- There is one chance in a thousand that we can make the coast.

- This isn't possible unless there is a marked change in the wind. And according to our forecast, it just couldn't happen. But it could.

- And the one thing we can do right now to help matters is to lighten ship. That way we'll use slightly less fuel.

- So, if any of you gentlemen have ever had an urge to throw things out of windows, this is your chance of a lifetime.

- Well, what about us girls? I love to throw things.

- Good, go back and help Miss Spalding.

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