John Updike Quotes

Fraud is the daughter of greed.

Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times.

… one of the world's most disgraceful scams

With commerce comes fraud.

I cannot accept fraud.

Corrupt people sometimes are smart; some of them are dull, but some of them are very smart. They can hide their corruption tactics.

Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Where cheating is, there's mischief there.

We're living in a den of thieves

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it.

I am a grafter.

My family has something of a special relationship with confidence tricks: my grandfather was a professional swindler.

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

I lie, I cheat, and I steal.

I was a scam artist in high school for a while.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat.

There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.

Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

Any crooked bookkeeper's books are balanced.