Reputation Quotes - Page 15

• The serious people who took him seriously never felt quite sure of his deportment; they were somehow aware that trusting their reputations for judgment with him was like furnishing a nursery with egg-shell china.

  H. G. Wells

  Eggs, Nurse, People

  H G Wells (2004). “The Time Machine (Sparklesoup Classics)”, p.12, Sparklesoup LLC

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• I think he takes a good shot, I take a good shot too, but taking too many shots is not good for any fighter. And it's not really a reputation you want.

  Andre Ward

  Motivation, Thinking, Want

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• Me, my literary reputation is mostly abroad, but I am anchored here in New York. I can't think of any other place I'd rather die than here.

  Harold Brodkey

  New York, Thinking, Anchors

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• If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.

  Warren Buffett

  Forgiving, Ruthless, Firm

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• A good reputation is something that must be earned, yet can never be bought.

  Stephen King

  Good Reputation

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• Your brand or your name is simply your reputation, you have to fight in life to protect that as it means everything. Nothing is more important.

  Richard Branson

  Mean, Fighting, Names

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• It's funny because I think it also goes very well with the show. It has this reputation as being this love city where everyone goes to get married, but when you get there, it's very corny and tacky.

  Caroline Dhavernas

  Thinking, Cities, Tacky

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• The reputation of power IS power.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Power, Political

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• I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came along to sing with her I seized it. Getting to know her as a singer and a person has been pure pleasure. Her voice is a rare combination of grit and grace, strength and delicacy. Her stories are always true.

  Linda Ronstadt

  Song, Opportunity, Player

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• Be more interested in character than reputation

  John Wooden

  Character

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• 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

  Girl, Jeans, Back In The Day

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• Remember the economy of the Kingdom is simple. Every time we come to cross a new threshold, it costs us everything we now have. Every new step may cost us all the reputation & security we've accumulated up to that point. It costs us our life.

  John Wimber

  Simple, Steps, Cost

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• Are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth, reputation, and honors as possible, while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom or truth, or the best possible state of your soul?

  Socrates

  Giving, Soul, Honor

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• There are two things you will never be without: One is your reputation and the other is your credit rating.

  Larry Winget

  Two, Credit, Rating

  Larry Winget (2007). “You're Broke Because You Want to Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead”, p.71, Penguin

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• It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

  Nic Pizzolatto

  "'True Detective's' Nic Pizzolatto on Season 2, 'Stupid Criticism' and Rumors of On-Set Drama" by Lacey Rose, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 6, 2014.

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• I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

  Russell Brand

  Spiritual, Nice, Thinking

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• I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

  Bill Murray

  Ruins, Made, Horrible

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• I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.' You can never relax and rely on whatever reputation you've built.

  Derek Jacobi

  Jobs, Relax, Lasts

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• Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse

  Al Pacino

  Men, Littles, Bits

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• Hope I lived up to my reputation for being slick.

  William J. Clinton

  Slick

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• Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now.

  Greta Scacchi

  Sexy, Being Sexy, Props

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• Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Self Esteem, Communication, Character

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• Tony Vigorito has grown a cult following of thousands for one reason - his stuff is fun to read... It's... filled with the freshness and the freewheeling independence that made his reputation... This book is the 'work' of one of the least pretentious and most enjoyable to read novelists at play in America today.

  Kris Saknussemm

  Fun, Book, Play

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• Creativity requires taking what Einstein called 'a leap into the unknown.' This can mean putting your beliefs, reputation and resources on the line as you suffer the slings and arrows of ridicule.

  Frank X. Barron

  Creativity, Mean, Arrows

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• If we would be angry and not sin, we must be angry at nothing but sin; and we should be more jealous for the glory of God than for any interest or reputation of our own.

  Matthew Henry

  Jealous, Would Be, Sin

  Matthew Henry (2016). “Ephesians - Complete Bible Commentary Verse by Verse”, p.86, Bible Study Books

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