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# Bernard Ebbers

(1941–2020)   Businessperson

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Bernard Ebbers was a businessperson.

## Quick Facts About Bernard Ebbers

Born August 27, 1941

Died February 2, 2020

Profession Businessperson

## About Bernard Ebbers

Bernard John Ebbers was a Canadian-American businessman and the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of WorldCom.

##  Quotes by Bernard Ebbers

> [I don't know about technology and I don't know about finance and accounting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-don-t-know-about-technology-and-i-don-t-know-about-finance-and/)

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> [The coachs job is to get the best players and get them to play together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/the-coachs-job-is-to-get-the-best-players-and-get-them-to-play/)

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[Best players](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-players/)

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> [I don't know technology and engineering. I don't know accounting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-don-t-know-technology-and-engineering-i-don-t-know-accounting/)

[Bernard Ebbers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-ebbers/)

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> [I didn't have anything to apologize for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-didn-t-have-anything-to-apologize-for/)

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> [We very much regret that our merger with Sprint was not allowed to proceed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/we-very-much-regret-that-our-merger-with-sprint-was-not-allowed-to/)

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> [I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-wasn-t-ever-advised-by-scott-sullivan-of-anything-ever-being-wrong/)

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> [I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-know-i-lost-my-temper-but-i-tried-to-be-human-along-the-way/)

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[Humans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humans/)

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> [I used practically all the money I had available.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-used-practically-all-the-money-i-had-available/)

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> [I know what I don't know. To this day, I don't know technology, and I don't know finance or accounting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-know-what-i-don-t-know-to-this-day-i-don-t-know-technology-and-i/)

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> [I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-put-those-people-in-place-i-trusted-them-i-had-no-idea-they-would/)

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> [I guess the one question I will not get today is: When are you going to do anything about cellular?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-guess-the-one-question-i-will-not-get-today-is-when-are-you-going/)

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> [I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-have-some-assets-that-over-time-will-be-worth-something-i-ve-been/)

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> [The strength in our third-quarter financial results is cause for excitement. I'm particularly pleased that we continue to demonstrate impressive growth at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/the-strength-in-our-third-quarter-financial-results-is-cause-for/)

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> [We accelerated our capital spending in the fourth quarter, particularly in international and next-generation network deployment, which should not only sustain future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/we-accelerated-our-capital-spending-in-the-fourth-quarter/)

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> [Our communications services revenue growth is being driven by continued strong top-line performance in data, Internet and international - three of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/our-communications-services-revenue-growth-is-being-driven-by/)

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> [Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/our-investments-in-data-internet-and-international-have-been/)

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> [Well, you have to understand where we came from. We are not here because we decided 10 years ago that we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/well-you-have-to-understand-where-we-came-from-we-are-not-here/)

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> [I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-was-a-pretty-good-coach-and-working-with-marketing-was-like-coaching/)

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> [We were a fast-growing company, and I was a demanding boss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/we-were-a-fast-growing-company-and-i-was-a-demanding-boss/)

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[Boss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boss/)

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> [I just want you to know you aren't going to church with a crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/i-just-want-you-to-know-you-aren-t-going-to-church-with-a-crook/)

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[Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/bernard-ebbers-26932_church_i-just-want-you-to-know-you-aren-t-going_2379953.png)

> [No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-ebbers/no-one-will-find-me-to-have-knowingly-committed-fraud/)

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