Michael Ramsey Quotes (32 Quotes)


    Some say that Article 51 requires a country to take the first hit. That's clearly not the case here, and Bush has said he won't allow the U.S. to take the first hit with biological or chemical weapons.

    We just disagree with being denied a hearing on venue. We are obliged to try to get in front of the issue as quickly as we can so not to put things in more disarray than they already are.

    Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.

    I don't think he's going to say that he's guilty of something he's not, so I don't think the deal's going to make it. That's based on talking to the guy many times. I just think he's honest.

    He (Lay) did his best to meet those problems that developed. He didn't have any idea of the depth of the problem until probably after we were into bankruptcy.


    They're not likely to revisit this soon. Particularly since the outgoing justices, (William) Rehnquist and (Sandra Day) O'Connor, were in the dissent. The changing of personnel is not going to have any effect on this one.

    Ken did make optimistic statements. What do you expect the CEO to do in a situation like this He was not lying. He was telling the truth as he saw it. He believed ... and he was fighting a battle.

    All of these people are being solicited. If there is anything wrong here, tell us about it, isn't that right This is not an exact science, is it

    Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you are prepared to stake yourself on something being so.

    In a bear market, the company lost the trust of Wall Street and its trading partners, and the machine froze up. It is Greek-like in its tragedy.

    They the government have the audacity to say that Ken Lay presided over a big conspiracy. We'll prove there never was such a thing.

    It's it hard to believe that a conspiracy of this magnitude was controlled by three people when there were 100 people out there doing the work.

    I've talked to Rick Causey, and he does not have the willful, knowing, intentional state of mind it takes to commit a crime. If I ever met a guy with a pure heart, it's Rick Causey.

    It'd be damned nice if we knew what case we were going to try. We have no idea what the government is going to try.

    As soon as Iraq violated the cease-fire, then the U. S. was entitled to say this cease-fire no longer exists. There's no fair argument that Iraq hasn't violated the cease-fire.

    I think we need to hurry, but we don't need to rush.

    They're a well-educated jury, better educated than most.

    If you're stealing from the house, you don't tell the boss.

    Picking the right jury is the single most important issue (to the trial), and I think we were happily surprised.

    The folks that were coming into the hurricane relief center - many of them just had the clothes on their back.

    I think we're going to have a case that's largely about accounting allegations...where the government is going to refuse to call either David Duncan, who was the chief engagement partner for Arthur Andersen, or Rick Causey.

    As a matter of constitutional interpretation, I think the Constitution is pretty clear that property is to be taken for public use and not private use,

    Currently, we're finding that about 75 percent of potential jurors have anger or deep-seated hatred toward anyone associated with Enron.

    It's a good experience. I was surprise last time at just how engaged and well-educated on the issue the congressmen were. I thought of the hearings as something being just for show. I got the feeling everyone was taking it quite seriously. It was a challenging and educational experience. It's good that they're doing these kinds of things.

    Everything was done according to the book. Ken Lay never sold one share of stock that wasn't a forced sale.

    What this is really about is whether this is more analogous to civilian law enforcement or conventional war, like World War II. What makes it a particularly hard case is it's not really analogous to either of those it is really its own thing.

    I have thought from the beginning that the way to handle it was to be as open as possible. Ken has always been a very public man.

    Opponents and supporters of military action can point to both of these areas to justify their positions.

    He lost a fortune his family lost a fortune. He can certainly feel the pain of those who lost money in it. He will feel that until the day he dies.

    (She) took all the raw notes of all the meetings of the board. They're better than minutes. Board minutes are notoriously dry and empty. Her notes will have a lot more color.

    I want to emphasize that there has been no interference with the trial and there won't be whatsoever.

    We want her on the stand. We will put in all the notes from those meetings. They'll show that Enron was a well-run organization, and a lot of people were asking righteous questions. They demonstrate an intelligent corporation in action.


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