The Week in Words: Shaping the future, fetal positions, and drifting to sea

"Comcast can use this as an opportunity to shape the digital future."

- equity analyst Christopher Marangi, on Comcast Corp.'s bid for NBC Universal Inc.

"I don't understand the fascination with content."

- telecom analyst Craig Moffett, also on Comcast/NBCU

"It's encouraging to all investors when you see companies buy because basically what that says is, they're in a more aggressive mode as opposed to being in the fetal position."

- Mark Coffelt, portfolio manager at Empiric Funds, on an uptick in mergers and acquisitions

"You would think a big business would have some sort of fallback."

- TD Bank N.A. customer Irene McCool, reacting to a widespread computer glitch at the bank

"We now have auditors up the wazoo."

- Treasury Department analyst Mark McArdle, on changes to better monitor the Home Affordable Modification Program

"It is a victory, a huge victory, for public safety here in New Mexico and for other states that want to ensure their liquor laws are upheld by everybody who is selling liquor within their borders."

- Kelly O'Donnell, New Mexico Regulation and License Department superintendent, on a federal judge's ruling that US Airways Group Inc. cannot serve alcohol over the state

"He's had a big target on his chest for the whole Merrill Lynch deal, and I can only imagine the emotional stress he's endured."

- Alan Villalon, analyst at First American Funds, of Minneapolis, on the departure of Bank of America Corp. chief executive officer Kenneth Lewis

"He's drifting out to sea like a dying Eskimo, knowing the company can do better and thrive without him."

- CreditSights analyst
David Hendler,
also on Lewis