The head of America's biggest sub-prime lender, Angelo Mozilo, still thinks his business was "one of the greatest companies in the history of this country", responsible for delivering dream homes to thousands.
(And the brass "trumpet" that the giant carries — as it turns out, to deliver dreams to humans — is visually reminiscent of a huge hypodermic needle from that era's low-budget classic "The Amazing Colossal Man").
The plan revolves around the BFG's secret business at windows in the night: he delivers dreams to children asleep inside.
He said that Glass represented a form which could be capable of delivering the dream that he and co-founder Larry Page have nurtured since Google began in 1998.
Indiegogo could do a lot worse than establishing a support marketplace for high-quality businesses to help newly minted entrepreneurs make the most of their crowdfunding dollars in the pursuit of delivering their dream products to the eager public.
I had been brought up to believe that time delivers our dreams and quietly carries our nightmares away, and that most of what lies before us is welcoming and serene.
Likewise, nothing unconscious, delivered in dreams, produced by a sudden flash of insight, made evident by a chance observation (like the discovery of penicillin) counts as a valid way of knowing the truth, either.
Britain's selectors can only hope the team delivers the dream.
Coppell had been signed up to deliver the dream of chairman Steve Lansdown and secure a return to the top flight for the first time in 30 years.
Insiders, though, say that Bianchi's unofficial remit is not to deliver a dream season but to significantly reduce the club deficit.
