Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. — William Shakespeare
An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one. — Tacitus
Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit. — James Russell Lowell
It is the duty of every one to strive to gain and deserve a good reputation. — Francis Atterbury
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. — Nathaniel Branden
I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations. — Aristotle Onassis
Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself. — Billie Jean King
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. — Thomas Paine
A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets. — Li Ka-shing
If a country lacks a reputation, businessmen will not invest until they see the fiscal adjustment. — Javier Milei
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. — Thorstein Veblen
Bragging saves advertising. — American Proverbs
Do not make too many commitments as it will affect your reputation. — Tibetan Proverbs
Repute Image Quotes
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. — Isaac Asimov
I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable. — Paul Scofield
Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.
Reputable Quotes
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. — John Wooden
Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone's reputation, and you don't have to talk about what he stands for. — Ronald Reagan
Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship. — Mike Paul
Nobody raises his reputation by lowering others.
Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention. — Andrew Carnegie
A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning, even if someone comes along and tries to piss on it. But if you fall asleep and neglect it...You'll wake up with ashes. — Zachary Taylor
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. — Jeff Bezos
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. — Abraham Lincoln
Please, please stop saying that Ukraine is a corrupt country, because from now, it's not true. We want to change this image. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. — John F. Kennedy
Good Reputation Quotes
The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing pecuniary strength, and so of gaining or retaining a good name, are leisure and a conspicuous consumption of goods. — Thorstein Veblen
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. — George Washington
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. — Benjamin Franklin
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
Most of the jobs you get are more or less through word of mouth, or a recommendation. It’s really important to have a good reputation. — Adam Grant
Good perfume is known by its own scent rather than by the perfumer's advertisement. — Afghan Proverbs
Think reputation, not ranking... Connection, not network... Loyalty, not celebrity.
The love of a mother is never exhausted. It never changes - it never tires - it endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute. In the face of the world's condemnation, a mother's love still lives on. — Washington Irving
"What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked. "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation." — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I don't know why - and I'm not just saying this to look good - I've just always been a really nice guy. — MrBeast
I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I'm not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses on who's long and who's short. I don't think it's a good thing for the industry. — Bill Ackman
Character And Reputation Quotes
Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former. — LeCrae
Be the kind of person others admire, can count on, trust, and enjoy spending time with. After you have developed that reputation, people will start to ask you what you do and you will be amazed at how many people will want to work with you. You will attract others based on your character. — Larry Winget
Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character. — Wayne Dyer
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for. — Robert Quillen
We are fonder of visiting our friends in health than in sickness. We judge less favorably of their characters when any misfortune happens to them; and a lucky hit, either in business or reputation, improves even their personal appearance in our eyes. — William Hazlitt
Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls. — William Shakespeare
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Attend well to your character, and your reputation will look out for itself. — Napoleon Hill
He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which enriches him and makes me poor indeed. — William Shakespeare
Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow. — Abraham Lincoln
Reputation Quotes
E. O. Wilson, the Harvard entomologist and evolutionary biologist, is reputed to have said of socialism: 'Great idea. Wrong species.' Any system that is built on a false understanding of human nature is doomed to fail. — Gad Saad
As funny as some photos can be, think twice about allowing yourself to be tagged in questionable photos. — Lewis Howes
Two things you can’t let anyone take from you: your reputation and your balls. That means accepting the pressure of taking responsibility for everything you say and do. — Tim Grover
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
If we want to be known in heaven and feared in hell we must be willing to lose our reputation here on earth. — Loren Cunningham
If you fellows have been hunted from one end of the country to the other as I have been, you’ll understand what a bad man’s reputation is built on. I’ve had credit for more killings than I ever dreamt of — Doc Holliday
Back in the day, a pair of tight jeans was enough to earn a girl a bad reputation. Now slutty has gone Main Street. — Linda Chavez
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.
It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.' — Mikhail Gorbachev
Just be yourself and everything will fall in line, the way it's supposed to be. If you're yourself, that's the best thing you can do, because you can never go "damn if I'd only been myself." Live an authentic life and you don't have to worry about your reputation. — Joan Jett
I want everyone to know that you are the ambassadors of the country and to therefore represent the country well. Do not ever be arrogant when it comes to your country's reputation. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform. — Susan B. Anthony
I remember, when I was a young guy in the SEAL teams, I was very afraid of making mistakes and looking stupid or doing dumb things and getting a bad reputation. — Jocko Willink
Referrals are very powerful. When I refer you, I give a little bit of my reputation away. If you do a good job, my friend that hired you is pleased. But if you do a bad job, that reflects badly on me. People forget that. — Ivan Misner
If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay- public. — Isocrates
I have a bad reputation for being temperamental. — Ted Kotcheff
Laugh at a bad reputation. Fear a good one that you could not sustain. — Robert Bresson
When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. — Warren Buffett
I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad. Even though there are some people who do very well, like Marc Rich-who plainly has never had any decent ethics, or seldom anyway. But in the end, Warren Buffett has done better than Marc Rich-in money-not just in reputation. — Charlie Munger
It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a vital part of having a good reputation. — Jim Rohn
Sometimes you can have a reputation for not being relatable and nice because you had a bad day once. — James Corden
Image And Reputation Quotes
We should never be arrogant when it comes to the reputation of our country, and anything positive you do is an Emirati deed, so all of us are responsible for shaping, introducing and projecting a positive image of the UAE. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for. — Alex Rodriguez
Why is it surprising that scientists might have long hair and wear cowboy boots? In fields like neuroscience, where the events you are recording are so minute, I suspect scientists cultivate a boring, reliable image. A scientist with a reputation for flamboyance might be suspect. — Steven Pinker
A good reputation is more valuable than money. — Publilius Syrus
Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review. — Mara Liasson
I was spoiled and I was arrogant. I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so. — Judge Reinhold
Disreputable Quotes
Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. — John Updike
Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger. — Albert Payson Terhune
But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources. — Jurgen Habermas
Do not think you need necessarily have as fine swords and clothing as your neighbor. As long as they are not disreputable, they will do. And if you borrow and so lose your independence, you will be despised. — Hojo Soun
We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute. — Nelson Mandela
The two highest achievements of the human mind are the twin concepts of "loyalty" and "duty". Whenever these twin concepts fall into disrepute, get out of there fast! You may possibly save yourself, but it is too late to save that society. It is doomed. — Robert A. Heinlein
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism. — Rodney Stark
I lived in Italy for three years and wanted no part of the country's disreputable way of life. — Georges Bizet
How many people want to read about three disreputable pigs and a dopey wolf with a disposition towards house demolition? — Jasper Fforde
I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom. — Edgar Allan Poe
The goal is to do things that are exciting and respectable. — Jared Kushner
Moral relativism has a reputation for being compassionate, caring and humane, but it is an extremely useful philosophy for tyrants. — Peter Kreeft
Besides having an audience, the most important currency for any leader is his or her reputation. — Lewis Howes
The Cheka relied on its fearsome reputation. Pravda carried reports of Cheka victims being flayed alive, impaled, scalped, crucified, tied to planks that were pushed slowly into roaring furnaces or into containers of boiling water. In winter, the Cheka was said to pour water over naked prisoners, creating ice statues, while some prisoners were said to have their necks twisted to such a degree their heads came off.107 True or not, such tales contributed to the Cheka mystique. — Stephen Kotkin
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