Sam Allardyce Quotes

… the use of office for direct or indirect personal monetary gain

I've never taken a bung, and I've never been approached to take one.

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships.

Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!

I'm very interested in how corruption works - and it's not necessarily the way one might expect.

It is too early to tell where Mobutu will draw the line between corruption and the ‘normal’ use of payments and patronage to facilitate operations.

Deciding whether a contribution is corrupt is difficult without knowing the motives of the donor.

Corruption is found everywhere. I admit there is some corruption in my staff - not me.

I could never have any corruption from the state because I never had any business with the state.

For too long executive officials, businesspeople and hangers-on have enjoyed this private casino, using the payments into Fifa's account to fund their lavish lifestyles.

Our anti-corruption systems have inherently and intently been kept flawed.

Corruption in government is an overwhelming problem.

Crime does not pay as well as politics.

I can assure you Mr. Zureikat never gave me a penny from an oil deal, a cake deal, a bread deal or from any other deal.

No entrepreneur ever publicly admits to bribing, but few dare to openly claim they don't, either.

We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector.

Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.

Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way.

If someone really wants my company's business, why shouldn't he be able to do everything he can - including paying me off - to get that business? Because bribery encourages people to make decisions based on the wrong criteria, which means in the business world that it distorts the efficient allocation of resources.

Have I given any symptoms of an avaricious disposition? Have I obtained any grants from the crown since I have been placed at the head of the treasury? Has my conduct been different from that which others in the same station would have followed?

Until we can fully grasp the extent of corruption and fraud involved in the administration of the Oil-for-Food program, and until the United Nations decides to cooperate in the investigation, no American taxpayer dollars should go to the United Nations.

Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.

I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.

Corruption is not a problem just for some countries; this is a global issue.

Nobody is going to call me 'Sergio 15,' someone who takes a 15 percent cut from every contract. We aren't stealing ... way too much money was stolen in the past.