Chris Coleman Quotes

It's naive of anyone to think there is no corruption in football because it's everywhere.

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

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.

We did not pay for favors.

I have been denounced for passive corruption without having received anything of value. Where is the concrete proof that I received something of value?

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.

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

Politics is the most corrupt profession on Earth, no matter where you are.

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

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

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

Abramoff did not own me, but we did engage in the culture of corruption together.

Bribery is sure to be resorted to beyond anything yet seen.

I would never, ever trade any campaign donation - that's absurd - for some type of favor to anyone.

Undisclosed and illegal payments, kickbacks, and bribes became a way of doing business at FIFA.

For the record, I've never taken a bung in my life. I might have enjoyed a meal or a bottle of wine on an agent or two but that is it. I was earning £1.5m a year, so I didn't need a little bit extra from an agent. It would have been madness.

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

Corruption in government is an overwhelming problem.

There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.

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

In Minnesota, we hold our leaders to a higher standard. We demand that the men and women we send to Washington stand above reproach and steer clear of the web of corruption, kickbacks and special favors.

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.

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

For any politician who didn't enter office a wealthy man, nothing says 'I take bribes' like a Rolex watch.

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.