23 Quotes by Andrew Fastow

Going to prison is terrible. You’re never comfortable. All the talk about ‘Club Fed’ is garbage… You’re surrounded by very violent people, very unstable people. Prisons work hard to make you uncomfortable. But that’s not what’s bad about going to prison. What’s bad about going to prison is that you’re separated from your family.

I think I said on more than one occasion yesterday that I was greedy.

I was extremely greedy and lost my moral compass.

I think many of the statements in there are false.

Mark-to-market accounting is like crack. Don't do it.

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

There are people who look at the rules and find ways to structure around them. The more complex the rules, the more opportunities.

The question I should have asked is not what is the rule, but what is the principle.

I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness.