Quotes By Bernard Ebbers

I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others.

We very much regret that our merger with Sprint was not allowed to proceed.

I never thought anything like that would have gone on.

I didn't have anything to apologize for.

I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.

I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.

I just want you to know you aren't going to church with a crook.

I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.

The strength in our third-quarter financial results is cause for excitement. I'm particularly pleased that we continue to demonstrate impressive growth at the same time we are engaged in important merger discussions.

No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud.

I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.

I guess the one question I will not get today is: When are you going to do anything about cellular?

We were a fast-growing company, and I was a demanding boss.

I know what I don't know. To this day, I don't know technology, and I don't know finance or accounting.

We accelerated our capital spending in the fourth quarter, particularly in international and next-generation network deployment, which should not only sustain future revenue growth but also drive significant cost reductions across all communications services.

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together.

Our communications services revenue growth is being driven by continued strong top-line performance in data, Internet and international - three of the fastest growing and most profitable areas within communications services.

I expected results.

We have the right assets for a fast-growing digital business.

I don't know technology and engineering. I don't know accounting.

Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains.

I used practically all the money I had available.