I take responsibility for what happened at Enron, both good and bad. But I cannot take responsibility for criminal conduct that I was unaware of.

- Kenneth Lay

The last thing I would have ever expected to happen to me in my life would be that, in fact, I would be accused of doing something wrong and maybe ev…

- Kenneth Lay

There are no accounting issues, no trading issues, no reserve issues, no previously unknown problem issues.

- Kenneth Lay

I always took my role as a leader, and certainly chairman and CEO of a major company very seriously as to our employees and trying to create opportun…

- Kenneth Lay

The transmission systems are still regulated.

- Kenneth Lay

I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say the last few years, I've also achieved the American nightmare.

- Kenneth Lay

The collapse of Enron and the subsequent collapse of Arthur Andersen were tremendous tragedies. But as I stated at the time of my indictment on July …

- Kenneth Lay

Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled.

- Kenneth Lay

Aggressive accounting does not mean illegal accounting.

- Kenneth Lay