48 Quotes by Bernard Ebbers

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

The almost four full quarters of approval process were put to good use in planning the integration of our operations by a team experienced in integrating merged companies.

We have now hit the ground running with new products and we will soon be in full stride as one company.

Opposition to this merger just adds to the list of (Federal Communications Commission Chairman William) Kennard-Klein policies that ultimately will reduce innovation and choice and raise the cost of telephone services for residential customers, particularly those in rural America,

It is very clear from our financial performance that our employees remained focused on delivering results. Our core management and employee strength -- which has predominantly come from successful mergers over the years -- continues to drive industry-leading performance,

The benefits of this merger are compelling for the stockholders of both MCI and WorldCom -- powerful synergies and ownership in the best performing communications stock over the past decade. This merger is about growth -- value for stockholders, enhanced products and services for customers and new opportunities for employees,

The merger will greatly expand our total number of local networks and advance our entrance into more secondary cities by as much as two years,

I do not believe I have anything to hide, I believe that no one will conclude that I engaged in any criminal or fraudulent conduct.

the chairman told us he would keep an open mind.