Oil/basis

Famous quotes containing the words oil and/or basis:

    “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)

    “Association with women is the basis of good manners.”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)