Return me to my family as soon as possible.

Every word I said was the complete and honest truth.

Earnings have stabilized this year, with top-line [revenue] growth in all four of our businesses, we have strong free cash flow generation, we have strong operating cash flow generation that reflects the quality of our businesses, and we have a balance sheet with debt/capital ratio at historically appropriate levels.

We do deserve, and should be at, a higher rating than we currently are.

I never thought I'd be in this position. I hold myself to a high standard of integrity and honesty.

We have not hired and not consulted [bankruptcy attorneys], and you can understand why that's not needed, with over $7 billion in cash and debt repayment cycles we can handle.

Please be as lenient as possible.

It's a great place to expand your network and get leads.

A very orderly process.