Quotes tagged ‘Corruption’

“For Muslims, the season of hajj is the season of pride and glory in the eyes of God’s servants, the season of enlightening hearts, the season of humility before the Creator and of solemn prayer. Hajj is a heavenly, earthly, divine and communal obligation....During this unparalleled obligation, tempo…”

— Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, english.khamenei.ir

“David Frost: Are you really saying the president can do something illegal? Richard Nixon: I'm saying that when the President does it, it's *not* illegal! David Frost: ...I'm sorry?”

— Peter Morgan, David Frost, Michael Sheen, imdb.com

“The most powerful man in the United States is President Nixon. You've heard of him? Charles Colson is special counsel to the President. There's a cartoon on his wall. The caption reads, "When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."”

— William Goldman, Harry M. Rosenfeld, Jack Warden, imdb.com

“Trusting a cop, one that's crooked as fuck, is the dilemma. Only thing absolutely certain about you is that you don't give a shit about any oath you swear to.”

— S. Craig Zahler, Biscuit, Michael Jai White, imdb.com

“It's the national pastime, baby, stealin' and cheatin'. If they ever count every cheatin' wife and tax chiseler, the whole country would be behind prison walls.”

— Richard Brooks, Richard 'Dick' Hickcock, Scott Wilson, imdb.com

“Elliot Carver: Mr. Jones, are we ready to release our new software? Jones: Yes, sir. As requested, it's full of bugs, which means people will be forced to upgrade for years. Elliot Carver: Outstanding.”

— Bruce Feirstein, Elliot Carver, Jonathan Pryce, imdb.com

“The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Michael Corleone, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“[during a meeting with the Five Families] Times have changed. It's not like the Old Days, when we can do anything we want. A refusal is not the act of a friend. If Don Corleone had all the judges, and the politicians in New York, then he must share them, or let us others use them. He must let us dra…”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Emilio Barzini, Richard Conte, imdb.com

“Twenty years in Gotham, Alfred. We’ve seen what promises are worth. How many good guys are left. How many stay that way.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Bruce Wayne / Batman, Ben Affleck, imdb.com

“We aren’t meant to live forever. It corrupts even the best of us.”

— Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher, Quellcrist Falconer, Renée Elise Goldsberry, imdb.com

“In a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance, it can be difficult to stay true to one’s literary and philosophical principles.”

— Daniel Handler, Larry Your-Waiter, Patrick Breen, imdb.com

“You may prey upon the weak and the corrupt, but do not for a moment think you can shake down officers of the Emperor’s Kempeitai.”

— Frank Spotnitz, Inspector Kido, Joel de la Fuente, imdb.com

“Babies come into this world with a clean slate. We fuck them up.”

— Liz Tuccillo, Elisa Zuritsky, Miranda Hobbes, Cynthia Nixon, imdb.com

“College has corrupted him.”

— Adam Nussdorf, Diane Matthews, Romy Rosemont, imdb.com

“When you hold on to something for too long or too hard, you corrupt it.”

— Kate Barnow, Nick Clark, Frank Dillane, imdb.com

“There are 8,000 good guys on the force in this town. And I'm not going to let one crud like Stark muck it up for the rest of them.”

— Frank Lupo, Police Inspector Ed Maloney, Norman Alden, imdb.com

“Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst. And corrupts the best.”

— Michael Hirst, Ragnar Lothbrok, Travis Fimmel, imdb.com

“Olivia Pope doesn't move Heaven and Earth and further corrupt the justice system unless she knows at the end of the day she can put on the white hat and ride out of town.”

— Shonda Rhimes, Matt Byrne, David Rosen, Joshua Malina, imdb.com

“People get the taste of power and the taste of power then destroys an individual.”

— Robert Mugabe, theindependent.co.zw

“It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of maturer age are already sunk into corruption.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com