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"As the opportunities to bet on sport grows worldwide, governments and athletes will have to work as hard to keep the threat of corruption out of sport as they have with doping in the last 20 years."
Tim Payton, a consultant to sporting governing bodies explaining how Olympic sports betting is rife with opportunities for corruption.
The Telegraph, 8 August 2008
"Israel's leaders have been spending a lot of time speaking about the threat of Iran and about security issues like terror, but they seem to be missing a large part of the population. Many Israelis are concerned with social issues like poverty and corruption - two internal issues which are not being addressed by our leadership."
Mitchell Barak, a director of Keevoon Research, Strategy & Communications, commenting on the results of their annual poll which revealed that Israelis perceive corruption to be as dangerous a threat as regional hostility.
The Jerusalem Post, 7 August 2008
"If the courts are not prepared to hold the government to account, who will do that job?"
Sue Hawley, Corner House, commenting on The House of Lords’ ruling that the Serious Fraud Office acted lawfully when it discontinued its bribery investigation of the BAE case.
The Guardian, 31 July 2008
"I'm the universal record-holder for the number of trials in the entire history of man — and also of other creatures who live on other planets."
Silvio Berlusconi about his personal legal record when commenting on Italy’s new immunity law.
The Times Online, 23 July 2008
"As any other war, corruption is a powerful and destructive force that undermines efforts to promote economic development."
Peter Riley, USAID, describing the risks of corruption to the newly recruited attorneys in Uganda’s capital.
New Vision, 8 July 2008
"You can fix the tail all you want, but when it comes to corruption, if you don't engage the head, nothing will help the general organism."
Yelena Panfilova, the director of TI Russia, calling for President Medvedev to monitor the financial flows, income and property of Russia's top officials in order to achieve tangible results in his anti-corruption campaign.
The Associated Press, 7 July 2008