Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled.
Kenneth Lay

Any slots at the senior level, including CEO or other slots, will be filled internally.
Kenneth Lay

But certainly I didn't know he was doing anything that was criminal.
Kenneth Lay

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

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

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

Every market is in transition.
Kenneth Lay

I don't think I'm a criminal, number one.
Kenneth Lay

I have faith in the market when we get the rules right.
Kenneth Lay

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


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

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

I've been a strong financial and political supporter of, first, President Bush Sr. when he was running for president, and even when he ran for president a time or two and failed.
Kenneth Lay

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

Investors don't like uncertainty.
Kenneth Lay

Jeff knew full well what he was walking away from. Again, he needed to deal with this right away.
Kenneth Lay

Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong.
Kenneth Lay

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.
Kenneth Lay

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

The transmission systems are still regulated.
Kenneth Lay