Kenneth Lay Quotes

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• But certainly I didn't know he was doing anything that was criminal. Criminal
• But I can't take responsibility for criminal conduct of somebody inside the company. Company
• We will cooperate fully with the SEC and look forward to the opportunity to put any concern about these transactions to rest. Any
• Aggressive accounting does not mean illegal accounting. Accounting
• I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say the last few years, I've also achieved the American nightmare. Achieved
• I mean, our primary businesses in wholesale pipelines, utilities, retail, were all doing extremely well. All
• There are no accounting issues, no trading issues, no reserve issues, no previously unknown problem issues. Accounting
• I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal. Criminal
• We use competitive markets to arrange for delivery of our food supply. Arrange
• Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side… Course
• We see ourselves as first helping to open up markets to competition. Competition
• In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time. All
• Any slots at the senior level, including CEO or other slots, will be filled internally. Any
• We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system. Need Someone
• I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses. Businesses
• Today, there are also buyers and sellers of all these energy commodities, just like there are buyers and sellers of food commodities and many other… All
• I've been a strong financial and political supporter of, first, President Bush Sr. when he was running for president, and even when he ran for… Been
• Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong. Better
• There are absolutely no problems that had anything to do with Jeff's departure. Absolutely
• They can't do without electricity. They can do with less electricity. Electricity

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