--- title: "9 Exxon Valdez Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Exxon Valdez quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Exxon Valdez sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/alexandra-paul-21885_angry_when-the-exxon-valdez-spilled-in-1989-i_2900117.png" --- > [When the Exxon Valdez spilled in 1989, I was angry. I even wrote on the back of my car, Boycott Exxon!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-paul/when-the-exxon-valdez-spilled-in-1989-i-was-angry-i-even-wrote-on-the/) [Alexandra Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/alexandra-paul-21885_angry_when-the-exxon-valdez-spilled-in-1989-i_2900117.png) > [The Exxon Valdez spill triggered a swift and strong response that changed policies about shipping, about double-hulled construction. A number of laws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-exxon-valdez-spill-triggered-a-swift-and-strong-response-that/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/sylvia-earle-1756_changed_the-exxon-valdez-spill-triggered-a-swift_952134.jpg) > [My second ex-wife was really kind of like a ship passing in the night. Only she turned out to be the Exxon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woods/my-second-ex-wife-was-really-kind-of-like-a-ship-passing-in-the-night/) [James Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/james-woods-13820_ex-wife_my-second-ex-wife-was-really-kind-of-lik_862290.jpg) > [Ecologically speaking, a spilt tanker load is like sticking a safety pin into an elephant's foot. The planet barely notices. After the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-clarkson/ecologically-speaking-a-spilt-tanker-load-is-like-sticking-a-safety/) [Jeremy Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-clarkson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaa/jeremy-clarkson-2634_ability_ecologically-speaking-a-spilt-tanker-loa_2537421.jpg) > [How can we teach our children to be responsible beyond themselves and care for other human beings' welfare and for the welfare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-reuben/how-can-we-teach-our-children-to-be-responsible-beyond-themselves-and/) [Gloria Reuben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-reuben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/gloria-reuben-29188_after_how-can-we-teach-our-children-to-be-resp_157345.jpg) > [Exxon fought claims resulting from the Exxon Valdez spill in court for 20 years. Alabama could have suffered the same fate. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luther-strange/exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-exxon-valdez-spill-in-court/) [Luther Strange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luther-strange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/luther-strange-7420_alabama_exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-e_1476649.jpg) > [“A quick quiz. What do the following events have in common? The war in Iraq. The Exxon Valdez oil spill. The rise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-weiner/a-quick-quiz-what-do-the-following-events-have-in-common-the-war-in/) [Eric Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-weiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/eric-weiner-1843_oil-spill_a-quick-quiz-what-do-the-following-event_1006398.jpg) > [What people unfortunately relate to when they think of Alaska oil was when the Exxon Valdez went aground because of a captain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-murkowski/what-people-unfortunately-relate-to-when-they-think-of-alaska-oil-was/) [Lisa Murkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-murkowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/lisa-murkowski-5323_captain_what-people-unfortunately-relate-to-when_2082817.jpg) > [“You’ve heard of the famous Exxon Valdez tanker spill, where a tanker ran into the rocks in Alaska. Thirty million gallons of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grisham/you-ve-heard-of-the-famous-exxon-valdez-tanker-spill-where-a-tanker/) [John Grisham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grisham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/john-grisham-974_climate_you-ve-heard-of-the-famous-exxon-valdez_2446037.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exxon-valdez/#itemlist", "name": "Exxon Valdez Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the Exxon Valdez spilled in 1989, I was angry. 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Alabama could have suffered the same fate. What would be the benefit to the state or its coastal counties in delaying indefinitely the receipt of monies that we need sooner rather than later?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Luther Strange" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luther-strange/exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-exxon-valdez-spill-in-court/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/luther-strange-7420_alabama_exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-e_1476649.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/luther-strange-7420_alabama_exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-e_1476649.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/luther-strange-7420_alabama_exxon-fought-claims-resulting-from-the-e_1476649.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Exxon fought claims resulting from the Exxon Valdez spill in court for 20 years. 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