Gwyn Morgan quotes

“The best definition of the word culture (workplaces included) that I've heard is that it's how people behave when nobody is watching.”
-- Gwyn Morgan

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“If I were investing in oil and gas stocks, there is one question I would ask CEO's: What portion of your capital is going to have to go in to stay even”
-- Gwyn Morgan

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“Peter Tertzakian's analysis of world oil is a fascinating reminder that history often foretells the major turning points of the future.”
-- Gwyn Morgan

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“There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.”

“Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.”

“Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.”

“The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells, be dumb; I hear you, I will come.”

“The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.”

Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books

“Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.”

“The outcome of this culture of discrimination is that young people are routinely denied the roles in society they can, should, and need to be occupying.”

“How many actors have a shot at being a part of something that became a part of pop culture? It's been very rewarding. I'm not getting the 20 million bucks for the new movies, but at least I'm getting warmth and recognition from people wherever I go.”

“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.88, Thomas Nelson Inc

“My friend Harry Nilsson used to say the definition of an artist was someone who rode way ahead of the herd and was sort of the lookout. Now you don't have to be that, to be an artist. You can be right smack-dab in the middle of the herd. If you are, you'll be the richest.”