I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes a route far from one’s inner conviction, one cannot value disobedience too highly.
BARBARA DANA
BARBARA DANA
Barbara Dana on oil
Barbara Dana3 quotes“I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes a route far from one’s inner conviction, one cannot value disobedience too highly.”
Filed under
More from Barbara Dana
Original quotes
From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
Meet the writers
More on oil
To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
Al FrankenAl Franken Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
Al FrankenAl Franken Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
Akbar GanjiAkbar Ganji But the day they use hydrogen for transportation, this is the day that oil disappears.
Ahmed Zaki YamaniAhmed Zaki Yamani The Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones, and the age of oil won’t end because we run out of oil.
Ahmed Zaki YamaniAhmed Zaki Yamani Every day we hear about a new invention here and there and they are reducing considerably their consumption of oil.
Ahmed Zaki YamaniAhmed Zaki Yamani I think the main problem we have is the pricing of oil as it is now. I think it’s wrong. It does not reflect the fundamentals of supply/demand.
Ahmed Zaki YamaniAhmed Zaki Yamani A small group of people, they raise the price of oil and the whole world will suffer from this.
Ahmed Zaki YamaniAhmed Zaki Yamani