Bribe Quote by David Brooks

The government is supposed to provide a level playing field where people can compete fairly. It's not supposed to cut deals with one company…

— David Brooks

Quid pro quo has an interesting history. It's originally a contract law term, not a criminal bribery term.

— Zephyr Teachout

If the angle you're going at is there's some kind of quid pro quo - there isn't. Business is business, and people are allowed…

— Mike Miller

There are companies that are cutting their costs by over 50% by offshoring.

— Sanjay Kumar

There are probably deal-makers out there who wish we didn't have the antitrust laws.

— Lina Khan

God helps those who have no-cut contracts.

— Aesop Rock

There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it.

— Tom Thibodeau

Deals can be renegotiated.

— Coleen Nolan

Government must guard against quasi-monopoly suppliers becoming too important to fail, and encourage competition through, for example, splitting up contracts to encourage (smaller businesses)…

— Margaret Hodge

The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be difficult in reality.

— Chris Avery

I think with every successful consumer Internet business, there will be lawyers that are interested in going after your company, especially when they think…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

The reality is the stakes are very high. If your industry is targeted or your company is sued in a class action, your legal…

— Jonathan Friedman