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

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

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

" When I was growing up, we had a widow living next door to us. So the habit was that if we went to the grocery store, we called her first. If we cut our yard, we cut her yard, no questions asked. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't see a sea change by 2020, but I see migration in the direction of modernization and more flexibility in the generating system going forward. "

" You're well-spoken, or you're very analytical, or you're a great team-builder, or you're great with relationships... Playing to your strengths is always something good to build on because you're trying to develop a foundation to keep growing, as a professional and as a leader. "

" As you think about developing people through their careers, you're looking for that transition from being the smartest person in the room - and caring so much about that - to being the most effective. "

" As we look ahead, we see increasing opportunities for Duke in natural gas - not just for producing electricity, but in providing gas for our customers. We have been investing in renewables as well throughout the U.S. "

" 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. "

" I find, at times, people underestimate me. That's really an asset. "

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

" On two occasions, utility executives I'd never met had looked at me and said, 'I thought you'd be bigger!' In a way, I took that as a compliment! "

" The regulations keep on coming. And we are trying to make decisions that we will be happy with for decades. "

" I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility. "

" Leadership is a journey - you never arrive. "

" Utilities fall in love with their assets, and that's a danger we need to avoid. "

" Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not going to harness the power of all the people behind you. "

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

" If you feel like there is going to be an emotional reaction that won't be helpful to resolve the situation, anger or other things, disarm the situation in some way, and you can use different techniques to do that. "

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

" We should be building more nuclear today. "

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

" More than 40 percent of the electricity we generated in the Carolinas in 2015 was from carbon-free sources. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't see any new coal. "

" I am deeply honored by the trust the board has placed in me to lead Duke Energy. I have a high degree of confidence in the strength of our company's leadership and dedicated employees. "