Ksenia Sobchak Quotes

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

Public corruption is the FBI's top criminal priority. The threat - which involves the corruption of local, state, and federally elected, appointed, or contracted officials - strikes at the heart of government, eroding public confidence and undermining the strength of our democracy.

Despite high profile examples of local authorities been tried, convicted, and sometimes even executed for corruption, many officials simply calculate that the payoff for malfeasance is worth the risk of being caught.

Corruption is becoming more and more sophisticated in our societies. In the institutions we are talking about, the people who are corrupt are actually the ones who set up these institutions

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

Corruption in government is an overwhelming problem.

Corruption happens because there is impunity. That's the reason why corruption is widespread at all levels - from the person who asks for a bribe on the street to those who hold prominent positions.

We don't know what proportion of public funds is regularly lost to collusion and corruption. Is it 25 per cent? 30 per cent? We do know that a portion of these public funds are feeding organized crime.

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

We must rid the country of corruption, cronyism and nepotism.

The hanky-panky in public service that really matters is about money and not sex.

Corruption is the exchange of public benefits for private gain.

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.

Tolerance of corruption, explicit and implicit, has made it impossible to govern…. We need absolute transparency of all the assets of government officials.

The Bank had never used the word 'corruption' at all until I got there, and the reason for that was, as the general counsel pointed out to me, that quite a number of our shareholders represented were not immune from corruption in their governments.

Corruption in Saudi Arabia is quite different from corruption in most other countries, as it is not limited to a 'bribe' in return for a contract, or expensive gift for the family member of a government official or prince, or use of a private jet that is charged to the government so a family can go on vacation.

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.

There is simply too much corruption, too much money available for the taking.

Corruption exists everywhere.

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

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

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.

All institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members.

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