Damocles Quotes

This is not going to hit Wal-Mart in the next quarter. It will be hanging out over it like the sword of Damocles. - Patricia Edwards

There was pressure on everyone to get this resolved. Having the sword of Damocles over the company's head affected the value of the company. No one wanted to see this company go into bankruptcy. - Doug Jones

The world may end up under a Sword of Damocles on a tightrope over the abyss. - Andrei A. Gromyko

That's (nonsense). It's not like they have got some Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. They've done their part. They've had great success during the season. I think it's exciting for them. - Mike Dunleavy

Maybe they just want to hang the sword of Damocles over my head so that I don't make another one, but I did. - Martyn See

I think diplomatic negotiations will go on behind the scenes. GM needs to get rid of this sword of Damocles and court is a risk -- it could go either way. - Patrizio Pazzaglia

[The world may end up] under a Sword of Damocles on a tightrope over the abyss. - Andrei A. Gromyko

(With the DMCA) you have the sword of Damocles. - Jonathan Zittrain