OIL QUOTES III
quotations about oil
I trimm'd my lamp, consum'd the midnight oil.
WILLIAM SHENSTONE
Elegy XI
By the fall of 1918, it was clear that a nation's prosperity, even its very survival, depended on securing a safe, abundant supply of cheap oil.
ALBERT MARRIN
Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Many have blamed the gasoline shortages and long lines at filling stations in 1973 on the Arab Oil embargo of that year. However, the shortages and long lines began months before the Arab oil embargo, right after price controls were imposed.
THOMAS SOWELL
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
You know how you can tell if a gas station is price-gouging? If the sign says "Open".
JAY LENO
Tonight Show, 2007
Nor watch the wasting of the midnight oil.
JOHN GAY
Fables
If Europe's example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: own fuel-efficient cars, and don't drive them too much.
PAUL KRUGMAN
"Stranded in Suburbia", New York Times, May 19, 2008