Overheard – May 13, 2013

The answer is, I wish I knew. We have no crystal ball, no ability that’s better than anyone else to predict prices. – Andrew Swiger, senior vice president and principal financial officer, Exxon Mobil Corp., asked to predict short-term natural gas prices at the May 3 Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

We want the next revolution in manufacturing to be made in America. – President Obama, speaking in Austin, the first of several speeches he plans to give on the economy.