I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses.

But indeed a market like California is not good for Enron.

But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis.

In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time.

The collapse of Enron and the subsequent collapse of Arthur Andersen were tremendous tragedies. But as I stated at the time of my indictment on July 8, 2004, failure does not equate to a crime.

I take responsibility for what happened at Enron, both good and bad. But I cannot take responsibility for criminal conduct that I was unaware of.

I mean, our primary businesses in wholesale pipelines, utilities, retail, were all doing extremely well.

But I can't take responsibility for criminal conduct of somebody inside the company.

Aggressive accounting does not mean illegal accounting.

I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say the last few years, I've also achieved the American nightmare.

The last thing I would have ever expected to happen to me in my life would be that, in fact, I would be accused of doing something wrong and maybe even something criminal.

Travel is never a matter of money but of courage

What is needed desperately today is prophetic insight. Scholars can interpret the past; it takes prophets to interpret the present.

On New Year's Day every calendar, large and small, has the same number of dates. But we soon learn that the years are of very different lengths.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen.

Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.

As I look around the West End these days, it seems to me that outside every thin girl is a fat man, trying to get in.

Every uniform corrupts one's character.

As the briefer, my job is to carry CIA's best information and best analysis to the president of the United States and make sure he understands it.

The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.