Enron Scandal quotes

Enron Scandal

9 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman

"Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using accounting for fraud and folly is a disgrace. In a democracy, it often takes a scandal to trigger reform. Enron was the most obvious example of a business culture gone wrong in a long, long time."

Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian

"The Enron scandal continues. The U.S. Senate has announced they are going to subpoena Ken Lay and make him testify. Apparently Lay received the subpoena this morning and then, out of habit, immediately shredded it."

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