Oil Business Quotes

• 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.

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  Azim Premji

  Inspirational   Running   Jobs  

  4693

• 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.

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  George W. Bush

  Running   Dad   Oil Business  

  1621

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

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  Michael Eisner

  Business   Oil   Lucky  

  5079

• 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.

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  Stephen Gaghan

  Real   War   Believe  

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

  3062

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

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  Mike Love

  Oil Business   Tire   Checks  

  3338

• 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.

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  Simon Kuper

  Football   Oil Business   Stupidity  

  4791