Kenneth Lay quotes

There are no accounting issues, no trading issues, no reserve issues, no previously unknown problem issues. (Kenneth Lay)
Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled. View quote
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They can't do without electricity. They can do with less electricity. View quote
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The last thing I would have ever expected to happen to me in my life would be that, in fact, I would be accused of doing something wrong and maybe even something criminal. View quote
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Every market is in transition. View quote
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Investors don't like uncertainty. View quote
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I have faith in the market when we get the rules right. View quote
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Trillions of dollars every day are being exchanged around the world in all of the financial markets. View quote
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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 are still within the regulated framework. View quote
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We see ourselves as first helping to open up markets to competition. View quote
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But certainly I didn't know he was doing anything that was criminal. (Kenneth Lay)
We use competitive markets to arrange for delivery of our food supply. View quote
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When there's uncertainty they always think there's another shoe to fall. There is no other shoe to fall. View quote
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In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time. View quote
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But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis. View quote
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But I can't take responsibility for criminal conduct of somebody inside the company. View quote
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There are absolutely no problems that had anything to do with Jeff's departure. View quote
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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 president a time or two and failed. View quote
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I mean, our primary businesses in wholesale pipelines, utilities, retail, were all doing extremely well. View quote
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But indeed a market like California is not good for Enron. View quote
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Jeff knew full well what he was walking away from. Again, he needed to deal with this right away. (Kenneth Lay)
The transmission systems are still regulated. View quote
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I don't think I'm a criminal, number one. View quote
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You'd rather have a surplus versus a shortage in your position. View quote
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I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses. View quote
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Kenneth Lay

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: April 15, 1942
Died: July 5, 2006
Quotes count: 38