24 Quotes by Patrick McGurn

A lot of corporate boards felt it was a good idea for public companies to have standards limiting board service in place.

There were definitely some that went closer to saying, 'Don't blame me,' as opposed to saying, 'This is the process,' ... I think that probably should set off more red flags as the language got stronger.

As ratios go, that's actually pretty low; we're talking in the less than 10 percent range, which is where we want companies to be nowadays.

It's ridiculous. Part of being a citizen is paying taxes.

It's always so sad because you love those Horatio Alger stories, and then someone rises up that high and falls so far. Ultimately, this is about ethics, and no amount of drive is going to save you if your ethics are so bad and you're not going to abide by the law.

The velocity of change on this issue is tremendous. It's definitely spreading quickly.