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No one wants a domain with their name on it owned by somebody else.
Jack Abramoff
Somebody
Else
No-One
Name
Domain
Owned
Wants
I might dream, but I am no dreamer.
Jack Abramoff
I Am
Dream
Dreamer
Am
Might
I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, but I realized that in lobbying I could do things politically that were interesting to me and do some what I thought would be good. I'm not sure it all turned out like that, but at least that was some of the initial thinking.
Jack Abramoff
Good
Me
Will
Thought
First
Thinking
Lobbying
Lobbyist
Frankly
Out
Kind
Would
Would-Be
Some
Could
Like
Sure
Got
Least
Were
Politically
Want
Against
Interesting
Turned
Realized
Initial
Things
A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, and a libertarian is a conservative who's been indicted.
Jack Abramoff
Conservative
Liberal
Libertarian
Indicted
Been
Mugged
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case.
Jack Abramoff
You
Lobbying
Vital
Case
Make
Access
Get
Door
Your
I don't pay much attention to sports.
Jack Abramoff
Sports
Pay
Attention
Much
Much Attention
In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is right and in fact it is wrong.
Jack Abramoff
Religion
You
Better
Try
Think
Philosophically
Fact
Wrong
Know
Doing
Than
Improve
In Fact
Actually
Right
I can't vote again ever, so political party is not a relevant thing for me.
Jack Abramoff
Me
Vote
Political
Party
Relevant
Political Party
Again
Ever
Thing
If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.
Jack Abramoff
Service
You
Yourself
Make
Public
Then
Choice
Public Service
Serve
Class envy is dangerous.
Jack Abramoff
Class
Dangerous
Envy
Maybe something can be saved, something can be done.
Jack Ruby
Saved
Something
Done
Maybe
Well, first, I didn't kill Dr. King.
James Earl Ray
King
First
Well
Dr
Dr. King
Loving an old bachelor is always a no-win situation, and you come to terms with that early on, or you go away.
Jean Harris
You
Old
Go Away
Situation
Bachelor
No-Win
Come
Terms
Always
Go
Loving
Away
Early
It would be ugly to watch people poking sticks at a caged rat. It is uglier still to watch rats poking sticks at a caged person.
Jean Harris
People
Ugly
Rat
Would
Would-Be
Rats
Caged
Poking
Sticks
Still
Uglier
Person
Watch
In the fall of the year 2000, there just happened to be a decision point when they asked me to become Chief Executive Officer of the company. It was a time when, as you remember, we were starting to have some real problems in the California energy markets.
Jeffrey Skilling
Time
Me
You
Remember
Problems
Decision
Become
Year
Fall
Energy
Markets
Some
Point
California
Executive
Real
Were
Chief
Chief Executive
Officer
Real Problems
Just
Happened
Asked
Company
Starting
Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business.
Jeffrey Skilling
Business
Our
Enron
Joined
Consultant
Merchant
Had
Well
Been
Predecessor
Former
Really
Working
Companies
Wholesale
Actually
Start
We were building a - what I thought was a fantastic company. We had great people. We were changing - we were changing the way the marketplace operated. We were creating a market for natural gas and electricity that had never existed before.
Jeffrey Skilling
Great
Natural
People
Thought
Building
Before
Changing
Market
Way
Marketplace
Great People
Never
Had
Operated
Were
Existed
Natural Gas
Fantastic
Creating
Electricity
Company
Gas
I thought the stock was a great buy. I think anybody that bought the stock in 1999 was - saw over the next couple of years a strong growth. During the year of 1999, I significantly increased my ownership of shares in the company.
Jeffrey Skilling
Buy
Great
Strong
Thought
Year
Ownership
Think
Increased
Saw
I Think
Shares
Bought
Over
Couple
Years
Stock
Anybody
Next
Company
Growth
I sold some shares, but on a net basis, significantly increased my ownership.
Jeffrey Skilling
Ownership
Increased
Sold
Some
Net
Shares
Basis
The indictment, in a lot of ways, that was the turning point.
Jeffrey Skilling
Ways
Indictment
Point
Lot
Turning
Turning Point
From Nelson county we went to Logan county to see some relatives we had there, and after staying until the middle of October, I returned alone to my home in Missouri.
Jesse James
Alone
Home
Relatives
Nelson
See
Some
Staying
Had
County
Until
Missouri
Returned
October
Middle
After
I knew, however, that the next morning after the fight I would have to get away, and I did just in time, for a full company came early to look for me and were furious because I had escaped them.
Jesse James
Time
Morning
Me
Fight
Furious
Would
Had
Knew
Look
Because
Came
However
Were
Escaped
Get
Did
Just
After
Them
Next
Full
Next Morning
Company
Away
Early
I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die.
Jesse James
War
Hope
Before
Believe
Seven
Once
Wounded
Had
However
Been
Times
Did
Die
Same
Going
Lung
Surrender had played out for good with me.
Jesse James
Good
Me
Surrender
Out
Had
Played
You can imagine my embarrassment when I killed the wrong guy.
Joe Valachi
You
Embarrassment
Guy
Wrong
Imagine
You live by the gun and knife, and die by the gun and knife.
Joe Valachi
You
Gun
Live
Knife
Die
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