Enron Quotes Flashcards

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It is creating an open, transparent …

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It is creating an open, transparent marketplace that replaces the dark, blind system that existed”

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2
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Within every great man …

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Within every great man there is a buried risk”

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3
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For those who don’t know …

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For those who don’t know, I’m the reason you’re here”

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4
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The market will recognise …

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The market will recognise your idea and your profit in that moment.”

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5
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In a corporate boardroom

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In a corporate boardroom,, high up, Skilling and Roe finish having clothed, quick sex”

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6
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He says ‘only people prepared ….

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He says ‘Only people prepared to lose are ever gonna win’

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7
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Someone’s gonna fucking die …

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Someone’s gonna fucking die/

“That’s the coolest thing”

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8
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Come on then …

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Come on then, motherfucker, you wanna play with the big boys?”

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9
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Things have started …

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‘Things have started to divorced from the underlying realities’ - Roe

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10
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“He ups Fastow’s speed …

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“He ups Fastow’s speed. Fastow tries to keep up”

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11
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“The Analysts become a …

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“The Analysts become a barbershop quartet and sing”

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12
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‘Read Dawkins …

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‘Read Dawkins, The Selfish Gene’

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13
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Skillings Daughter appears somewhere …

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Skillings Daughter appears somewhere high up, not close to him

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14
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“ I want to give …

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“ I want to give Enron a mistress”

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15
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He opens the matchbox and …

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He opens the matchbox and takes out a tiny red, glowing box

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16
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“The photographer beneath him …

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“The photographer beneath him to make him look impressive god like”

17
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“Here’s the next big thing …

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“Here’s the next big thing, people trading bandwidth”

18
Q

“Clever …

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“Clever girls”

19
Q

“Everything upstairs is …

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“Everything upstairs is bullshit compared to this”

20
Q

“Well, sure, I mean. I can tell …

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“Well, sure, I mean. I can tell clever numbers. I’m the king of em”

21
Q

“And who is the most …

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“And who is the most beautiful woman is irrelevant”

22
Q

“It’s important because …

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“It’s important because I want people to like me”

23
Q

“Let’s rape …

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“Let’s rape this motherfucker!”

24
Q

“There’s a sort of …

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“There’s a sort of ticking sound”

25
Q

“But we are a …

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“But we are a black box Jeff”

“We are not! We’re a logistics company! With a ton of great ideas-”

26
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“Once you bury …

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“Once you bury a dead dog, you don’t dig it up to smell it”

27
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‘Asshole’

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‘Asshole’ - moment of downfall for Skilling

28
Q

“He ends, his arms …

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“He ends, his arms outstretched, crucifying himself before the market”

29
Q

“And how do you feel …

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“And how do you feel about the employees whose families have lost their life savings?

30
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“I believe I was extremely …

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“I believe I was extremely greedy and that I lost my moral compass. I’ve done terrible things that I very much regret”

31
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“We knew and understood …

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“We knew and understood that is was wrong”
“ I knew and understood that it was legal”

32
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“If you want objective …

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“If you want objective morality present in every contract, you’re living in a dream”

33
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“I’ve lost …

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“I’ve lost a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I have no money to retire on.”

34
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Skilling is left alone …

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Skilling is left alone watching the employees enter the church.

35
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“And the greatest of these…

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“And the greatest of these….is Money”