Daniel Petrocelli Quotes (44 Quotes)

The little ones and my wife will join me here in Houston for a couple of weeks each month. I can't do without them. They grow too fast.

We have to regroup. We don't have the ability to snap a finger and have Mr. Causey stand up and explain all of the accounting conditions and judgments that were made.

We're talking about greed, greed, greed -- greed for money, that's what drove you.

You are aware that Nicole has written down in writing that you hit her

Some (potential jurors) think it's a waste of time to even have a trial.

We had some issues, but we are very pleased with the jury that we have. They know this is a court of law, not a court of public opinion.

You have no idea how blood got on you (at home) that night Is that what you are saying

You've heard a lot of people, people you worked elbow-to-elbow with, who said you lied. Were they telling the truth

You could not keep him of the witness stand.

In the course of your relationship with Nicole, you were unfaithful to her

You, in a state of rage, took a baseball bat and broke her windshield.

Yes. I physically attempted to get her out of my room and I was wrong in doing that. At the time I was being wrongly physical with her. I've always said then and now I was wrong.

This whole thing is a cheap shot, trying to prejudice people against him right before the trial. Jeff never attempted to mislead them about his call to his broker Sept. 6. The call was tape recorded, and Jeff knew it was.

He has refused to honor this judgment. We intend to enforce it.

You lied to this jury when you said you weren't wearing those shoes, didn't you

You must have been consumed with insatiable greed.

I would have never owned those ugly-ass shoes.

And if Nicole said you did those things to her, she would not be telling the truth

These are not the hasty responses of random people who participated in a test survey. These are actual responses from actual prospective jurors in this case who took time to carefully and thoughtfully write out their answers.

He is going to tell you how much he loved this company, how he built this company, and that he would never do anything to hurt his company.

It's been a long ordeal and we are looking forward to starting this trial.

This is a good faith effort to describe those witnesses we currently believe may be called to testify at trial.

They broke an innocent man. We have been preparing to go to trial and he was poised to be a very key part of the defense. He is one of the most honest, decent men you could ever get to know.

In 2004 he doesn't know, and in 2006, at this trial, he does know.

It's 100 percent certain that he's going to have this procedure (Tuesday), but when exactly he makes it back, whether it be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or even next week, on Monday perhaps, that's not clear.

The government's case was long on atmosphere and short on facts and we are going to get the facts in front of the jury. We are very hopeful and confident.

They were defenseless against a man -- large, powerful, strong, armed with a 6-inch knife, and in a total state of rage.

Some people think it's a waste of time to go to trial here.

Your greed was so great that you allowed your wife to go to prison

They broke an innocent man. We have to regroup.

You could not keep him off that witness stand. He's going to tell you in his own words whether he did any of those things. He's going to tell you how much he loved that company.

Today, as we start fresh with this historic trial, we start at ground zero.

You're saying that you thought you were an accomplice or that you assisted somebody in breaking the law

He has testified from his heart. He has nothing to hide. I can't add to it.

That's the key piece of evidence on the oral side deals. The government didn't ask one question about it. I think that's more significant than two checks in the 1990s.

Jeff had nothing to hide, and more importantly, he felt an obligation as the former president and CEO to participate in the process and he did. Just knowing Jeff the way I do, I think he very much wants to testify.

You gave a 1 for honest. That's the highest score Isn't that inconsistent with being in a criminal conspiracy

contaminated, corrupted, or concealed, lost, damaged, or stolen, bought, sold or transferred.

Enron was no house of cards . . . It was a wonderful company, a shining star.

They were a Christmas'going-off-to-trial' gift from my father-in-law.

From the revised indictment, it's unclear whether the Task Force intends to pursue the Causey-specific allegations at trial.

passionate at times, violent at others.

He is absolutely terrified to let him answer any questions.

If you had a drinking problem, then I'm in serious trouble.