Quotes About Reputation

Better to make no bargain than a bad one, and be thought of forever as an easy mark.

Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.

When everyone is determined to present someone as a monster, there are two possibilities: either he's a saint or they themselves are not telling the whole story.

Hay épocas en que es más honorable morir en el olvido que vivir en la gloria.

When everyone is determined to present someone as a monster, there are two possibilities: either he's a saint or they're not telling the whole story.

Cuando todo el mundo se empeña en pintar a alguien como un monstruo, una de dos: o era un santo o se están callando de la misa la media.

When Gertrude Stein came to Ann Arbor, my mother said that all she said was, a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. When Dylan Thomas came to Ann Arbor, my father said that he was a terrible man. And that is how I was brought up.

It grieved him to think of that paltry, guarded, nut-like thing that was his artistic reputation.

There are plenty of good reasons for admitting mistakes, starting with the simple likelihood that you will probably be found out anyway—by

Because things accumulate around your name, said Berenice. You have a name and one thing after another happens to you, and you behave in various ways and do things, so that soon the name begins to have meaning. Things have accumulated around the name, if it is bad and you have a bad reputation, then you just can't jump out of your name and escape like that. And if it is good and you have a good reputation, then you should be content and satisfied.

That dowdy little prig is that good in bed.

I don't think she liked being called a slut, I don't know why… some women are just funny like that.

Who ever needs to know what people say about them behind their backs?

Virtuosity in Talmud was the achievement most sought after by every student of a yeshiva, for it was the automatic guarantee of a reputation for brilliance.

Lies will come back to bite you in the butt

She's a whore, that one, Pam said.

I am a bit of a lad but don't tell: it will ruin my image!

Someone like Bethany Frankel goes from being, like, 'some lady' to a star with arguably as much charisma as anybody else on TV. I personally find that riveting.

I've certainly never used my father's name as a way of getting a meeting. And fortunately, I've never needed to.

It is the melancholy fate of all young legends to becoming better known for the things they did to exploit fame than the things that made them famous in the first place.

When people write things on the Internet about me that aren't true, it's tough to deal with. Even if you're the most mellow person in the world, stuff like that bothers you eventually.

On Towie' everyone is like 'Oh look at Megan she's having a meltdown, she's crying over someone' but no, I just want them to see me not doing stupid things.

I don't really care much about being a meme. That's not what I want to be known for, as being a meme from 2016. That's not what I'm here for.

I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!