Oil Business Quotes

• War and, apparently, hurricanes are very good for the oil business. But I've got to believe at a certain point, as a nation, we're going to go in a different direction toward an increased sense of personal responsibility, a lowering of each individual's carbon footprint and a real collaborative effort to help sustain our planet.

  Stephen Gaghan

  Real, War, Believe

  "Movies: 'Syriana'". Online discuss, www.washingtonpost.com. November 15, 2005.

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• Football is not merely a small business, it's also a bad one. Anyone who spends any time inside football soon discovers that just as oil is part of the oil business, stupidity is part of the football business.

  Simon Kuper

  Football, Stupidity, Small Business

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• The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher.

  Michael Eisner

  Business, Oil, Lucky

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• You know, I could run for governor but I'm basically a media creation. I've never done anything.
  I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil business.
  But that's not the kind of profile you have to have to get elected to public office.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Dad, Media

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• I was in the oil business for a while--gas and oil, check the tires.

  Mike Love

  Tire, Checks, Gas

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• I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself.

  Azim Premji

  Inspirational, Running, Jobs

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