February
2012

A Collection of Vile Quotes

May, 2009
"I haven’t even looked at spring clothes; God forbid someone catches me out in something new."
April, 2009
"As God is my witness, there is no Ponzi scheme"
"Well, uh, yes. Yes. Yes. I’d have to say it’s fun being a billionaire."
February, 2009
"Bernie and I worked together in the investment business he founded in 1960."
January, 2009
"In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time."
"It's a proprietary strategy. I can't go into it in great detail."
December, 2008
"I’ve got this thing and it’s f—-ing golden,” Blagojevich says. “I’m not giving it up for f—-ing nothing. I’m not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can parachute me there."
"motherf—-er [the President-elect] his senator. F—- him. For nothing? F—- him."
November, 2008
"I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me."
"People who vote against this today are voting against me and I will not forget."
July, 2008
"The consumer has to be an idiot to take on one of those loans, but it has been one of our best-performing investments."
May, 2008
"We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret ... We apologize."
September, 2007
"It was impossible to anticipate the credit crisis we've seen on a worldwide basis."
August, 2007
"We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
July, 2007
"The audacity of that p—k in front of the American people announcing he was deciding whether or not a firm of this stature and this whatever was good enough to get a loan,” he said when asked about Geithner's decision to sell Bear Stearns. “Like he was the determining factor, and it’s like a flea on his back, floating down underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, getting a h–d-on, saying, ‘Raise the bridge.’ This guy thinks he’s got a big d–k. He’s got nothing, except maybe a boyfriend. I’m not a good enemy. I’m a very bad enemy. But certain things really—that bothered me plenty. It’s just that for some clerk to make a decision based on what, your own personal feeling about whether or not they’re a good credit? Who the f–k asked you? You’re not an elected officer. You’re a clerk. Believe me, you’re a clerk. I want to open up on this f—-r, that’s all I can tell you."
May, 2007
"We're going to drop significantly, but it's not a balloon bursting."
"There's a speculative element in home buying now."
April, 2006
"I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution."
"So many minority youths had volunteered…that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like myself."
"Ought to be lined up and shot. I’m talking about the liberal leadership."
January, 2006
"They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business."
"If I read the articles about me, and I didn't know me, I would think I was Satan."
August, 2005
"I knew it was wrong, but my intentions were not to hurt people."
"I told Bernie, 'This isn't right,' ... He just stared at it, and he looked up at me and he said, 'We have to hit our numbers.'"
"The Pied Piper enjoyed people enjoying themselves. He was colorblind and race-blind and religion-blind."
"I am looking at investments in China as I used to in a different incarnation."
September, 2004
"There can be no doubt that the last three years have certainly been an adventure for me and for all of you. Though it was stressful -- very stressful -- I can say that I don't regret everything."
"I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works."
February, 2004
"I spent probably most of my professional life helping to build Enron Corporation. I don't think there was anyone that was as shocked by the - by the collapse of the company as I was."
"Was I believer in Enron Corporation? Yes, sir, I was."
January, 2004
"I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal."
"Investors don't like uncertainty."
Page 2 of 3 pages  <  1 2 3 >