Bernard Ebbers famous quotes

04-26-2025

I don't know technology and engineering. I don't know accounting.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Technology #Engineering #Economy
I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Ideas #People #Economy
I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Being Wrong
I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Selling #Assets #Process
I used practically all the money I had available.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Used
The strength in our third-quarter financial results is cause for excitement. I'm particularly pleased that we continue to demonstrate impressive growth at the same time we are engaged in important merger discussions.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Growth #Important #Mergers
We were a fast-growing company, and I was a demanding boss.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Boss #Growing #Owners
I know what I don't know. To this day, I don't know technology, and I don't know finance or accounting.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Technology #Finance #Accounting
I just want you to know you aren't going to church with a crook
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Church #Going To Church #Crooks
No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Fraud #Committed #Find Me
The coachs job is to get the best players and get them to play together.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Jobs #Player #Play
I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Way #Lost #Temper
I didn't have anything to apologize for.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Apology #Apologizing
I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Coaching #Marketing #Coaches
I don't know about technology and I don't know about finance and accounting.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Technology #Finance #Accounting
Well, you have to understand where we came from. We are not here because we decided 10 years ago that we were going to be x-size company, and, oh, yeah, Jackson would be a good headquarters. We work here in Mississippi because we started here, and we are certainly happy here. Those of us working out of Jackson intend to continue working out of Jackson.
-- Bernard Ebbers

#Years #Work Out #Would Be

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