OIL QUOTES III
quotations about oil
Pardon me, ye that give the midnight oil,
To learned cares, or philosophic toil.
WILLIAM COWPER
"Retirement"
Now they're saying all this terrorist activity could lead to higher oil prices. When asked why, the oil companies said, "Cause everything leads to higher oil prices." In fact, the price of crude oil could hit $80 a barrel. That's not crude -- that's obscene.
JAY LENO
The Tonight Show, 2006
Nor watch the wasting of the midnight oil.
JOHN GAY
Fables
If you look at humanity's per-capita energy use today, it's as thought each human being has twenty-three servants for him or her, every hour of every day.
LEIF WENAR
Blood Oil
Oil they would buy from anyone. From Satan.
CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY
Florence of Arabia
British Petroleum said today that if this spill gets worse, they may have to start drilling for water.
DAVID LETTERMAN
Late Night with David Letterman, 2010