81 Best corruption Quotes

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. – Harvey Dent
The Dark Knight Heroism Morality corruption Duality
Such a waste of talent. He chose money over power. In this town, a mistake nearly everyone makes. Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. – Frank Underwood
House of Cards Power Money Legacy corruption
They’re a rotten crowd… You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together. – Nick Carraway
The Great Gatsby Morality Friendship corruption Integrity
Her voice is full of money. – Jay Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Wealth Desire corruption Illusion
Tell me, Miss Starling, don't you feel eyes moving over your body? And don't your eyes seek out the things you want? – Dr. Frederick Chilton
The Silence of the Lambs objectification Power corruption Desire
Believe me, you don't want Hannibal Lecter inside your head. – Jack Crawford
The Silence of the Lambs Danger Psychology Warning corruption
This is paradise, I'm tellin' you. This town is like a great big pussy just waitin' to get fucked. – Tony Montana
Scarface Ambition corruption American Dream greed
Money is king. And it don't talk, it swears. – Unknown
Scarface greed Power Materialism corruption
You can't change the rules. I changed the rules. – Tony Montana
Scarface Power Ambition Rebellion corruption
Nothing exceeds like excess. – Manny Ribera
Scarface greed downfall Hedonism corruption
We're gonna make a lot of money together. A lot of money. – Tony Montana
Scarface greed Ambition Partnership corruption
Nothing stops. Nothing. Or you. – Warden Norton
The Shawshank Redemption control corruption Power threat
The funny thing is, on the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook. – Andy Dufresne
The Shawshank Redemption Irony corruption Morality Adaptation
I'm a reasonable man. I'm open to persuasion. – Warden Norton
The Shawshank Redemption Hypocrisy Power manipulation corruption
Round up the usual suspects. – Captain Renault
Casablanca corruption authority Cynicism survival
I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! – Captain Renault
Casablanca Hypocrisy corruption Humor Irony
Your winnings, sir. – Croupier
Casablanca corruption Irony Humor authority
You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time. But you were wrong. The world is cruel. And the only morality in a cruel world is chance. – Harvey Dent / Two-Face
The Dark Knight Morality Chaos Justice corruption
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I suppose that's what happened to me. – Harvey Dent / Two-Face
The Dark Knight corruption Duality Heroism Tragedy
We ran everything. We paid the cops. We paid the lawyers. We paid the judges. Everybody had their hands out.
Goodfellas corruption Power system impunity
Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger. – Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part III Power Business Politics corruption
Power wears out those who do not have it. – Cardinal Lamberto
The Godfather Part III Power corruption Morality Cost
The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes. – Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part III Power corruption Morality Disillusionment
All my life I kept trying to go up in society, where everything higher up was legal, straight. But the higher I go, the crookeder it becomes. – Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part III Power corruption Society Disillusionment
Everyone's a whore, Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves. – Tommy Shelby
Peaky Blinders Cynicism corruption survival Morality
I didn't know this power was in me. To be so cruel.
The Handmaid's Tale Power corruption Trauma Change
The poison drips through. – Logan Roy
Succession Family Trauma corruption Legacy
I’m the linguistic acrobat who can make the sordid sound splendid. – Hugo
Succession Business public relations spin corruption
The truth is, you don’t want a criminal lawyer. You want a criminal lawyer. – Jimmy McGill
Better Call Saul identity Morality law corruption
The top one percent of the top one percent, the guys that play God without permission. – Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot capitalism inequality Power corruption
Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world. – Tyrell Wellick
Mr. Robot capitalism Power corruption banks
You can't be half a gangster. – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire Power Ambition identity corruption
We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with. – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire Morality Guilt corruption Compromise
Power is a tricky thing. It has to be handled with care.
Boardwalk Empire Power Responsibility corruption control
Atlantic City was always a beautiful lie. – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire Illusion corruption America decay
You can make a goat a carnivore if you feed it enough meat. – Dr. Frederick Chilton
Hannibal Transformation Nature corruption manipulation
This world is rotting, and those who are making it rot deserve to die. Someone has to do it, so why not me? – Light Yagami
Death Note Justice corruption Morality vengeance
I wanted to make a world where people could live without fear. A world without crime. – Light Yagami
Death Note utopia Justice intention corruption
Killing people is a filthy business. But if shining a light on that filth can help change this corrupt world, then I'll gladly be the match that starts the fire. – Leone
Akame ga Kill revolution sacrifice corruption
It’s not the world that’s twisted, it’s us. – Masaoka Tomomi
Psycho-Pass Humanity Society Guilt corruption
Don’t let your job change you. Don’t let it turn you into a monster. – Masaoka Tomomi
Psycho-Pass identity Morality Work corruption
When a man faces a monster, he must be careful not to become one himself. – Kogami Shinya
Psycho-Pass Morality corruption Justice Duality
My body... it's falling apart! – Tetsuo
Akira Power corruption body horror limitation
The Shogun of the Dark... he plans to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate and plunge Japan into a new dark age. – Dakuan
Ninja Scroll Ambition Power corruption conspiracy
Our souls are being eaten by this dream.
Paprika Dreams corruption Soul consumption
This gunpowder is made from a spore of the Sea of Corruption. It's a forbidden weapon. – Kurotowa
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Technology Forbidden War corruption
Your rage has made you powerful, Broly. But it has also made you a monster. – Son Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan Rage Power corruption
We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.
1984 Power corruption control revolution
If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even half the "Fuck you" signs in the world. It's impossible. – Holden Caulfield
The Catcher in the Rye Phoniness corruption Innocence
The wickedness of men is that they can become accustomed to crime.
Les Misérables Morality corruption Crime Conscience
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