Oil/basis

Famous quotes containing the words oil and/or basis:

    “Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)