Quotes About Reputation

There is nothing more German than this writer and his life's work - nothing that could be conceivably more German in the old, joyous, free and spiritual sense of the word, the one that has given the German name its best reputation and earned it the gratitude of mankind. - Thomas Mann; about Hermann Hesse

For the ones who are called saints by human opinion on earth may very well be devils, and their light may very well be darkness

All men who live only according to their five senses, and seek nothing beyond the gratification of their natural appetites for pleasure and reputation and power, cut themselves off from that charity which is the principle of all spiritual vitality and happiness because it alone saves us from the barren wilderness of our own abominable selfishness.

When humility delivers a man from attachment to his own works and his own reputation, he discovers that perfect joy is possible only when we have completely forgotten ourselves. And it is only when we pay no more attention to our own deeds and our own reputation and our own excellence that we are at last completely free to serve God in perfection for His own sake alone.

If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: "He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned." —Epictetus

That he was an arse seemed to be the general consensus of the day.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently. - Warren Buffett

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company. - George Washington

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." —Socrates

A brand is nothing less than everything everyone thinks of when they see or hear your name.

They are also the celebrities and experts whose word is gospel. It's imperative that you identify those people and get your

We must live in charity with all men, but familiarity with them is not desirable. It sometimes happens that someone personally unknown to us enjoys a high reputation, but that when we meet him, we are not impressed. Similarly, we sometimes imagine that our company is pleasing, when in reality we offend others by our ill behaviour.

When you scalp a man more'n once, you begin to run out of hide.

And I knew them by name and reputation. And they were still doing fun things. To me, work was work and these guys weren't working. They were having a good time. Just like school.

Quick-thinking Nathan eventually bought the prince his consols, but he first used the money to successfully speculate in gold bullion, making a killing and a reputation for himself in the London exchange.

If you want people to take your advice, you need to solve more problems than you create.

People tell me there's a difference in the way people perceive my administration and me. Again, I'm--it may be hard to believe, but I'm on the sidelines. I'm not in the middle of all of that anymore. I hope it's [viewed] kindly.... but I don't know--we're not trying to shape [history]. We're not trying to write the memoir, [or] have the seminar to point out all the wonderful things we did. I mean, I think you'll find out what I did right and what I did wrong. I think history will get it right.

I care what 51 percent of the people think about me.

The rumors, not the truth, were enough to destroy a girl's reputation.

What people think about you is not supposed to matter much, so long as you yourself know where the truth lies; but I have found out, as have others who move in and out of newspaper headlines, that on occasion it can matter a good deal.

Yeah, Hoyt," Legerski said, changing the subject, "I've heard of you before." His voice was cautious and a little weary. Cody recognized the intonation and had heard it many times from older law enforcement types.

Leave good evidence of yourself. Do good work.

If your specialty is new—as mine is—and they can't therefore find experts with an opinion on it either way, you're going to have a real hard time keeping your position, as there's no one out there to validate your stature.

When you study the type of careers that make others remark, "That's the type of job I want," this trait almost always plays a central role. Once you understand this value of control, it changes the way you evaluate opportunities, leading you to consider a position's potential autonomy as being as important as its offered salary or the institution's reputation.