"We think we're near energy independence - nothing could be further from the truth. We're in much better shape now, but the price of a barrel of oil is going to be controlled by the Middle East for the next 10, 20, 30 years for sure."

-- Michael Mullen

#Thinking Quotes #Years Quotes #Oil Quotes

“There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash.”
“Because she was a princess she had a pegasus.”

Source : Robin Mckinley (2010). “Pegasus”, p.8, Penguin
“You can change your life, and you can heal yourself.”
“Quit being so hard on yourself. We are what we are; we love what we love. We don't need to justify it to anyone... not even to ourselves.”

Source : Scott Lynch (2013). “The Republic of Thieves”, p.489, Del Rey
“I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.”
“It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot of these were so popular they were sung only by drunken men at weddings. They didn't have any regard for the song at all. So, I picked out 14 songs that I had grown up with, songs with great melodies. After 35 years as a songwriter, I appreciate the value of a good melody because I know how hard it is to write one. So I presented them in a new way, with piano, keyboards, strings, and a contemporary rhythm section. I just treated the melody with a bit of dignity and a bit of style.”
“I remembered the way out suggested by a great princess when told that the peasants had no bread: "Well, let them eat cake".”
“In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance to get the first shot and tap the ball in. Your players are normally inside the defense.”

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