World Oil

Famous quotes containing the words world and/or oil:

“Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
—Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)