I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.
BERNARD EBBERSWe work here in Mississippi because we started here, and we are certainly happy here. Those of us working out of Jackson intend to continue working out of Jackson.
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No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud.
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I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I’ve been in the process of selling others.
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We work here in Mississippi because we started here, and we are certainly happy here. Those of us working out of Jackson intend to continue working out of Jackson.
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I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.
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Well, you have to understand where we came from. We are not here because we decided 10 years ago that we were going to be x-size company, and, oh, yeah, Jackson would be a good headquarters.
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I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.
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I used practically all the money I had available.
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I don’t know about technology and I don’t know about finance and accounting.
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I know what I don’t know. To this day, I don’t know technology, and I don’t know finance or accounting.
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I wasn’t ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.
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I didn’t have anything to apologize for.
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The coachs job is to get the best players and get them to play together.
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I don’t know technology and engineering. I don’t know accounting.
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We were a fast-growing company, and I was a demanding boss.
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I just want you to know you aren’t going to church with a crook.
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