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" I will work to ensure Duke Energy is positioned to continue its track record of outstanding customer service and operational and financial excellence. "

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" I am honored to be named chairman of Duke Energy's board and privileged to lead our company forward for our customers, employees, and shareholders. "

" Volatility is not something that is a great fit for Duke if you look at the level of dividend we pay. "

" M&A is always an opportunistic tool to grow a company. "

" At a certain career level, it's no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room. "

" Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see. "

" I think we'll still be operating coal in 2030. Whether we will be in 2040, I think, is a question, or in 2050. "

" Our highest priorities are safe operations and the well-being of the people and communities we serve. "

" Building new nuclear is something that is going to take a lot of commitment, not only from our company but from the communities we serve. It is a five-to-seven-year journey to build one, and they are expensive. "

" We support regional generation, particularly for nuclear. It's just a large investment. We think it's something a community comes around to make those investments work, and South Carolina is very committed to nuclear generation. "

" I get energized around a plan - what's it going to be like in three months? Six months? You're not going to let it defeat you. You got to keep going. "

" If we're going to be serious about decarbonizing the bulk-power system, nuclear has to be part of the conversation. "

" There's nothing about Lynn Good at age 30 or age 35 that would have said, 'I am setting my sights on being a CEO.' "

" There are no coal plants on the drawing board for Duke, which leaves us with gas, renewables, and nuclear. "

" The enthusiasm around carbon capture and sequestration was probably greater before the shale-gas discovery and the low prices were so prevalent. "

" All options to produce, transmit, and store electricity should be considered, driven by clear price signals and constructive government policy. "

" Natural gas is an important part of delivering energy, whether you're producing power or other solutions for customers. "

" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "

" 2013 was a year of great accomplishment for Duke: our first full year as a combined company. "

" If you can, anticipate that life is going to be full of detours. "

" I believe that nuclear needs to be a part of the solution if the U.S. really wants to be aggressive about reducing carbon. "

" I had never seen a computer when I went to college. "

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" We are setting a new standard for coal ash management and implementing smart, sustainable solutions for all of our ash basins. "

" Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude. "

" Over the long term, we should develop and implement new technologies to capture and store coal's carbon emissions. We also must make our electric grid more resilient. "

" People who love what they do get after it every day. "

" Nuclear is an important part of the heritage of Duke. We operate the largest regulated nuclear fleet in the U.S. We love the diversity of the generation. "

" The closing of ash basins is really part of decommissioning a coal plant. "