“A eureka moment. It suddenly struck Mintz as so obvious. The executives entrusted with reviewing all of the LJM transactions- Causey, Buy, the board- approached their duties casually, giving everything just the onceover. They seemed to figure that somebody else was doing the tough analysis. But no one was.p.389”
Kurt Eichenwald“Kaminski plunged ahead. "I am not going to sign off on anything related to the Raptors," he said. "And I don't care if I'm fired for it."Buy raised a hand. "Whoa, wait a minute, I don't think you'll be fired," he replied quickly. "Now that Skilling's gone, we have a different mantra in Enron."He looked Kaminski in the eye. "We're expected to be honest", he said.p.525”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story“In a market, preceptions could be as important as reality.p.403”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story“Enron would keep its unearned windfall, generated solely because David Duncan didn't know what he was doing.”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story“Enron was becoming a virtual cult of creativity, often placing swagger over substance. New ideas were celebrated for their newness, for their potential; tried and true businesses like the pipelines were almost derided.”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story“A eureka moment. It suddenly struck Mintz as so obvious. The executives entrusted with reviewing all of the LJM transactions- Causey, Buy, the board- approached their duties casually, giving everything just the onceover. They seemed to figure that somebody else was doing the tough analysis. But no one was.p.389”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story“...Fastow had found someone trusting and pliable.Fastow wanted a pupet, Bowen concluded, and he already controlled Ben Glisan's strings.p.338”
Kurt Eichenwald, Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story