Oil Business Quotes:

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

topic: Running, Dad, Oil Business, Liberal Media

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

topic: Real, War, Believe, Oil Business, Collaborative Effort

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

topic: Football, Oil, Stupidity, Oil Business

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

- Michael Eisner

topic: Business, Oil, Want, Oil Business, Movie Business

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

- Mike Love

topic: Oil, Tire, Checks, Oil Business

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

topic: Inspirational, Running, Jobs, Stanford University, Oil Business