Quote by Brandon Sanderson Download Open image ““A bribe is just a promise, turned on its head.”” — Brandon Sanderson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“There's probably no one so easily bribed, but he lacks even the fundamental honesty of honorable corruption. He doesn't stay bribed; not for any… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“As always, Viola,” Mead chuckled, “your candor is uniquely refreshing. I don’t call them bribes, though. I call them ‘financial incentives.” — P.B. Ryan Copy Share Image
“You have fallen badly, señor gringo. Bribery is a very serious crime in this country. You will have to pay.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Money was what you stuffed into the greedy spokes of the world as bribery, so it wouldn't run you over.” — Elyse Singleton Copy Share Image
“Why did you buy me?" He leaned back, steepling his fingers. "I didn't. You were a gift. An unwanted gift." His lips twitched. "A… — Pepper Winters Copy Share Image
“One gift, one time--that's bribery. Lots of gifts over a long time--that's politics.''-- Roland Vanatua, from The Coup” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Although he could have shot me or turned us back, he did what I gambled every honorable man forced to take a bribe would… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“One day, I want enough money to be at the center of a corruption scandal.” — Gil A. Waters Copy Share Image
“Didn’t we all grow up understanding that bribes and payoffs - - by whatever name or rationale - - were bad. And that people… — Ray Bourhis Copy Share Image
“...that no matter how good their intentions, with absolute power comes corruption.” — Gennifer Albin Copy Share Image
“is like asking a politician to achieve high office without the benefit of bribes or patronage.” — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic—in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“And...how much are we getting paid for achieving the impossible?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elantris was the one place where she could remember feeling unconditional acceptance. She had not been a princess, she had been something far better… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He says he’s letting the Stormfather judge you,” Moash added. “Jezerezeh, king of Heralds. He says that if you deserve to live, you will….”… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The stories say the Nightwatcher might be capable of that. . . . Powerful spren. Vast spren.’ ‘Is he calling me vast?’ Syl said,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
