The problems in California have been that it's been very difficult to site and build new power plants.

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.

Compassion brings us peace of mind. It brings a smile to our face and genuine smiles bring us closer together.

Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman. Every time I've stepped through its wide-open doorway, I find myself stepping out on the street again.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

Envy, in fact, is one form of a vice, partly moral, partly intellectual, which consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations.

No matter what we predict for our futures, we're always wrong anyway. The only sensible thing to do is to live this life as it is right now. Leave what happens after you die till after you die.

I watched them, thinking that little girls who make their mothers live grow up to be such powerful women.

Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.

The truth is I made a few good movies in the '50s, then went into freefall.

What you do today creates every tomorrow.

Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?