Quotes About Reputation

They were gentleman-magicians, which is to say they had never harmed any one by magic – nor ever done any one the slightest good. In fact, to own the truth, not one of these magicians had ever cast the smallest spell, nor by magic caused one leaf to tremble upon a tree, made one mote of dust to alter its course or changed a single hair upon any one's head. But, with this one minor reservation, they enjoyed a reputation as some of the wisest and most magical gentlemen in Yorkshire.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Everyone thinks I do heroin. It's not even true, I do crystal meth.

It's just cool to me that Bon Jovi knows my name!

What is true of a shopkeeper is true of a shopkeeping nation.

la reputación: el momento en que una presencia fabrica, para quienes la observan, un precedente ilusorio.

Face it, I didn't become famous until I took my clothes off.

I do not say that I could never be persuaded to sacrifice my reputation to passion- only that it would take a great deal.

of the air-conditioned Faulk Street Tavern. It's there that high school teacher Meredith Benoit finds him. Due to a silly prank, her job and her reputation are in jeopardy. She needs a lawyer, fast. But the Magic

As dear Erasmus said in De Civilitate, "It is safe to admit nothing that might embarrass one if repeated." Gossip

clap has too sharp a sting.

If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?

There have been a lot of stories written about me, some of them fantastically distorted.

Just to show them that I wasn't a lot of hot air I'd say names to them – like "Bellow" and "Malamud" and "Albee" – you know, so they'd begin to trust me.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

I don't know if God exists, but it would certainly be better for his reputation if he didn't

She (Empress Marie Feodorovna) instinctively understood that to the Russian people the appearance of greatness was as important as greatness itself.

It was those eyes as much as anything that had earned him his reputation as a man to be reckoned with. When he stared at a person, clear and unwavering, men grew uncomfortable. Women positively shivered.

The topic of rakes has, of course, been previously discussed in this column, and This Author has come to the conclusion that there are rakes, and there are Rakes. Anthony Bridgerton is a Rake.

But this was Penelope, and even though Eloise was her very best friend, and thus her finest champion, even she couldn't imagine that a man of Colin's reputation and popularity would be interested in a woman of Penelope's reputation and (lack of) popularity.

Duels have been fought for less." "By idiots!

No, you're not, are you?" he murmured. "You do have a rather . . . candid reputation." Hyacinth's eyes narrowed. "It is well deserved.

I have been in the film industry for 35 years, and everyone, including the spot-boys, will vouch for my character.

There's nothing worse that you can do than create an aura about a company that's not substantiated by fact. It's not only ineffective but actually harmful to the company. You can create an image or whatever, but it won't stick.