Enron Themes & Quotes Deep Dive

Question 1

List all the themes

Answer 1

Faith & Belief
Responsibility
Perception & Reality
Arrogance & Risk
Machismo

Question 2

Perception & Reality quotes

Answer 2

‘People are saying we’re opaque, we’re a black box, we’re not.’

‘All money is debt, it’s just how you present it’

‘doesn’t matter how you win - as long as you win’

‘I told my daughter I was innocent. I believe I am innocent.’

‘I am Enron’

Question 3

Faith & Belief

Answer 3

[Skilling is messiah-like]… [like a religious cult]

‘All humanity is here. There’s Greed, there’s Fear, Joy, Faith, Hope… And the greatest of these… is Money.’

[He ends, his arms outstretched, crucifying himself before the market]

‘I believe in God, I believe in democracy and I believe in the company.’

Question 4

Machismo

Answer 4

Roe- ‘I thought I was the only woman in the room’

‘Closest thing there is to sex. For a man that is.’

‘I like guys with spikes’

‘Money and sex motivate people’

Question 5

Arrogance & Risk

Answer 5

‘I am Enron’

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

‘I’m not a bad man. I’m not an unusual man. I just wanted to change the world.’

‘One of Skilling’s death weekends’

‘let’s rape this mother fucker!’

Question 6

Responsibility

Answer 6

‘I’m not a bad man. I’m not an unusual man. I just wanted to change the world.’

‘I don’t care what they say about the company. As long as they don’t make me look bad.’

‘I believe I am innocent.’

‘I created you!’

‘I’m the reason you’re here’

‘Asshole! I hope your dick falls off!’ (near end before imprisonment)

Question 7

random quotes

Answer 7

‘let’s rape this motherfucker!’
- it’s a crime that they are exploiting California and their natural disasters