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Kenneth Lay Quotes

I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: April 15, 1942 - July 5, 2006

Topics

Responsibility Mind Saying Know Take

Wild men are so enormously attractive.

Men Wild Attractive

Poor Ron Paul. He means well. He really does. But there's something about him. I don't know what it is. From falling victim to Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno to that old-man shuffle, he just seems like kind of a... like kind of a sissy.

Know Kind Poor Him Falling Victim

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

Family Teacher People Me Influence

A novel is a collision of ideas. Three or four threads may be floating around in the writer's consciousness, and at a single moment in time, these ideas collide and produce a novel.

Time Moment Ideas Three Floating

I belong to the political party that generally fits my philosophical beliefs, but I reserve the right to vote my conscience after careful deliberation. My voting record reflects this.

Jeff Fortenberry

Voting Political Party Vote Right

I hate being called poet/dramatist/translator/director. 'Poet' covers it all for me.

Hate Me Poet Being Covers

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

Leadership Responsibility People Down

As I explain at some length in my book 'Energy Victory,' during World War II, the American strength in oil production was a decisive advantage for the Allies. Airplanes, ships, and tanks all ran on oil, and we controlled the supply.

Strength War World Victory Energy

I think a submarine is a very worthwhile weapon. I believe we can defend ourselves with submarines and all our troops back at home. This whole idea that we have to be in 130 countries and 900 bases... is an old-fashioned idea.

Home Believe Think Back I Believe

A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.

Trust You Person Like Either Movie

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

Moment Clouds Mind Serenity Kind Up

Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem.

Talent Problem Nonfiction Well Ah

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