--- title: "10 Energy Plan Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Energy Plan quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Energy Plan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/chris-chocola-22748_america_for-far-too-long-america-has-been-withou_1034375.jpg" --- > [For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chocola/for-far-too-long-america-has-been-without-a-comprehensive-energy-plan/) [Chris Chocola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chocola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/chris-chocola-22748_america_for-far-too-long-america-has-been-withou_1034375.jpg) > [Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-companies-write-this-country-s/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/barack-obama-17_billions_unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-co_3030020.jpg) > [In the history of America, we've never had an energy plan. We don't even realize the resources that we have available to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-boone-pickens/in-the-history-of-america-we-ve-never-had-an-energy-plan-we-don-t/) [T. Boone Pickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-boone-pickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/t-boone-pickens-9502_america_in-the-history-of-america-we-ve-never-ha_1291529.png) > [It is critical that we have a comprehensive energy plan to provide affordable and reliable supplies of energy so that our economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-burr/it-is-critical-that-we-have-a-comprehensive-energy-plan-to-provide/) [Richard Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/richard-burr-15623_affordable_it-is-critical-that-we-have-a-comprehens_411869.jpg) > [The President's announcement sounded less like a national energy plan than like a page from an election-year play book. This Administration's plan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-rahall/the-president-s-announcement-sounded-less-like-a-national-energy-plan/) [Nick Rahall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-rahall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/nick-rahall-26869_administration_the-president-s-announcement-sounded-les_2679649.jpg) > [In energy, you have to plan and do research way in advance, sometimes decades in advance to get a new system that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/in-energy-you-have-to-plan-and-do-research-way-in-advance-sometimes/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/bill-gates-137_around-the-world_in-energy-you-have-to-plan-and-do-resear_1537743.jpg) > [Senate Democrats vowed Sunday to kill President Bush's energy plan. They think this is their ticket back to the White House in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/argus-hamilton/senate-democrats-vowed-sunday-to-kill-president-bush-s-energy-plan/) [Argus Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/argus-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/argus-hamilton-12460_alaska_senate-democrats-vowed-sunday-to-kill-pr_1220588.jpg) > [We have the resources and technology to produce more energy than we consume and break our long-standing dependence on foreign sources of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hoeven/we-have-the-resources-and-technology-to-produce-more-energy-than-we/) [John Hoeven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hoeven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/john-hoeven-22166_break_we-have-the-resources-and-technology-to_1815750.png) > [Our country has suffered from an on-again, off-again energy policy that has failed to get us to energy independence. As President Obama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-salazar/our-country-has-suffered-from-an-on-again-off-again-energy-policy/) [Ken Salazar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-salazar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/ken-salazar-18627_advantage_our-country-has-suffered-from-an-on-agai_1302693.png) > [We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-c-mackay/we-can-t-be-anti-everything-we-need-an-energy-plan-that-adds-up-but/) [David J. C. MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-c-mackay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/david-j-c-mackay-27105_add_we-can-t-be-anti-everything-we-need-an-e_998958.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/energy-plan/#itemlist", "name": "Energy Plan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally - at the pump and in their heating bills.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Chocola" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chocola/for-far-too-long-america-has-been-without-a-comprehensive-energy-plan/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/chris-chocola-22748_america_for-far-too-long-america-has-been-withou_1034375.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/chris-chocola-22748_america_for-far-too-long-america-has-been-withou_1034375.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/chris-chocola-22748_america_for-far-too-long-america-has-been-withou_1034375.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the…” — Chris Chocola", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-companies-write-this-country-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/barack-obama-17_billions_unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-co_3030020.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/barack-obama-17_billions_unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-co_3030020.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/barack-obama-17_billions_unlike-my-opponent-i-will-not-let-oil-co_3030020.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the history of America, we've never had an energy plan. 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