Price Shock Quotes

Asia is rising economically - and is thirsty for oil. The price pressures on oil and oil price shocks, due to Asia's economic rise, mean that all steps made now to reduce oil dependence will protect us from pain and volatility later.

I think, like everybody else in New Hampshire, when I pull up to fill up my car and I pay $50, I get upset. And I'm wondering if these prices are legitimate.

When I came to town and saw the price of diesel went above regular gas, that burnt me up.

I saw soda pop for $1.20 a six pack. That price messes with your head. You start thinking you're gonna sell soda pop. Suddenly I've got packs of pop with me. "Looking to buy some pop? 50 cents a can. It's not refrigerated because this is a half-assed commitment!"

Have transfer prices in England surprised me? No. Are the prices over-inflated? Yes. But there is no surprise now.

Room service is a hard thing to pay for. That's, like, oatmeal for $12? That makes me mad.

When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.

I learned what a Birkin bag is from the price tag. You'll never forget what it is once you've paid for one.

Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.

The food shortages and high prices have certainly sparked the world media's attention, particularly since they're coming in such diverse places, being everywhere from Haiti, to Senegal, to Bangladesh, to Egypt - a range of countries. That sort of caught the media off guard, and serves the media's prurient interests insofar as "it bleeds, and so it leads".

Any sustained rise in the price of oil will hit the Indian economy hard.

As hurricanes Katrina and Rita raged through the southeastern United States last summer, much of America's energy infrastructure based in the Gulf of Mexico was damaged or destroyed causing gas prices to soar.

I want to know who is spending $1,000 on a sweater! That makes no sense!

A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.

I had a bartender friend once tell me about a $14.00 shot of vodka, this was years ago it's probably more now. I thought that was crazy. From what I understand, vodka has no taste. I think people like the taste of their money.