Enron Quotes Flashcards
It is creating an open, transparent …
It is creating an open, transparent marketplace that replaces the dark, blind system that existed”
Within every great man …
Within every great man there is a buried risk”
For those who don’t know …
For those who don’t know, I’m the reason you’re here”
The market will recognise …
The market will recognise your idea and your profit in that moment.”
In a corporate boardroom
In a corporate boardroom,, high up, Skilling and Roe finish having clothed, quick sex”
He says ‘only people prepared ….
He says ‘Only people prepared to lose are ever gonna win’
Someone’s gonna fucking die …
Someone’s gonna fucking die/
“That’s the coolest thing”
Come on then …
Come on then, motherfucker, you wanna play with the big boys?”
Things have started …
‘Things have started to divorced from the underlying realities’ - Roe
“He ups Fastow’s speed …
“He ups Fastow’s speed. Fastow tries to keep up”
“The Analysts become a …
“The Analysts become a barbershop quartet and sing”
‘Read Dawkins …
‘Read Dawkins, The Selfish Gene’
Skillings Daughter appears somewhere …
Skillings Daughter appears somewhere high up, not close to him
“ I want to give …
“ I want to give Enron a mistress”
He opens the matchbox and …
He opens the matchbox and takes out a tiny red, glowing box
“The photographer beneath him …
“The photographer beneath him to make him look impressive god like”
“Here’s the next big thing …
“Here’s the next big thing, people trading bandwidth”
“Clever …
“Clever girls”
“Everything upstairs is …
“Everything upstairs is bullshit compared to this”
“Well, sure, I mean. I can tell …
“Well, sure, I mean. I can tell clever numbers. I’m the king of em”
“And who is the most …
“And who is the most beautiful woman is irrelevant”
“It’s important because …
“It’s important because I want people to like me”
“Let’s rape …
“Let’s rape this motherfucker!”
“There’s a sort of …
“There’s a sort of ticking sound”
“But we are a …
“But we are a black box Jeff”
“We are not! We’re a logistics company! With a ton of great ideas-”
“Once you bury …
“Once you bury a dead dog, you don’t dig it up to smell it”
‘Asshole’
‘Asshole’ - moment of downfall for Skilling
“He ends, his arms …
“He ends, his arms outstretched, crucifying himself before the market”
“And how do you feel …
“And how do you feel about the employees whose families have lost their life savings?
“I believe I was extremely …
“I believe I was extremely greedy and that I lost my moral compass. I’ve done terrible things that I very much regret”
“We knew and understood …
“We knew and understood that is was wrong”
“ I knew and understood that it was legal”
“If you want objective …
“If you want objective morality present in every contract, you’re living in a dream”
“I’ve lost …
“I’ve lost a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I have no money to retire on.”
Skilling is left alone …
Skilling is left alone watching the employees enter the church.
“And the greatest of these…
“And the greatest of these….is Money”
