Enron Key Quotes Flashcards

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It is creating…

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

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Within every…

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“Within every great man there is a buried risk”

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For those who…

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

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The market will…

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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…

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

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He says only people…

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

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Someone’s gonna fucking…

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“Someone’s gonna fucking die/That’s the coolest thing”

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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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Read…

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“Read Dawkins, The Selfish Gene”

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He ups…

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

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The analysts become…

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“The Analysts become a barbershop quartet and sing”

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12
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Skilling’s daughter…

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Skillings Daughter appears somewhere high up, not close to him

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13
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I want to give…

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“I want to give Enron a mistress”

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He opens…

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

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The photographer…

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

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16
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Here’s the next…

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

17
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Clever…

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“Clever girls”

18
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Everything upstairs…

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“Everything upstairs is bullshit compared to this”

19
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Well, sure, I mean…

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

20
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And who is…

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“And who is the most beautiful woman is irrelevant”

21
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It’s important…

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

22
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Let’s…

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“Let’s rape this motherfucker!”

23
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There’s a…

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“There’s a sort of ticking sound”

24
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But we are a…
We are not…

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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-”

25
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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”

26
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Skilling’s hamartia

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“Asshole” Act 2 sc 9

27
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He ends…

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“He ends, his arms outstretched, crucifying himself before the market” Act 2 sc 9

28
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And how do you…

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“ And how do you feel about the employees whose families have lost their life savings? Act 3 sc 2

29
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I believe I was…

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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”

30
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We knew…
I knew…

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

31
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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”

32
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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.”

33
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Skilling is left…

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Skilling is left alone watching the employees enter the church.

34
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And the greatest…

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“And the greatest of these….is Money”

35
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Lay and Fastow…

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Lay and Fastow are cuffed. Skilling is cuffed.”