Quotes About Reputation

The best words I ever heard about making your own reputation," Gram said, looking over her shoulder into the back seat, "is that you come into the world crying while everyone is smiling at the miracle of you, and you should live your life so when you leave it, you're smiling, but everyone else is crying because the miracle of you is gone.

Trajan became commander of the world's largest army. It was a tradition for any new emperor to kick-start his reign with a little military adventure – and Trajan especially wasn't going to be left out. Kicking ass on the frontiers helped an emperor to stamp his authority on the Empire, built his reputation and kept the army busy. Besides, Trajan took 'delight in war'.19

The nature of rumor is known to all.

Trust is like money. Hard to earn, easy to lose. -Okiki MIchael

The best conduct a man can adopt is that which gains him the esteem of others without depriving him of his own.

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen.

I once got hit with a taser at a concert and everyone thought I was dancing. Now I have to do that dance, at every show for the rest of my life, or admit that a taser can damage the Thom Yorke. —Thom Yorke, whispering to himself

If you wish to draw profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faith, and never with the design of gaining a reputation for learning.

At a dinner which a wealthy Alderman gave to some of the leading members of the government, the Lord Treasurer and the Lord Chancellor were so drunk that they stripped themselves almost stark naked, and were with difficulty prevented from climbing up a signpost to drink His Majesty's health.

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are

I want to try get rid of this rep.

People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.

I don't think my name would necessarily draw people to come see the movie. It might hurt the movie, honestly.

You get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that image.

It's not a question that people have a very negative image of Chicago. They just don't think about it.

I think that you're always going to have some people who are negative or view you in a certain way.

I don't think it's good for anyone to be in the public light - for negative reasons.

When you're a sports figure and people dislike you, they're going to look for the negatives.

More exposure leads to more judgment and negativity.

Neither do I think that I ever put any dishonour upon you.

For people, we were never Dabboo Malik's kids, we were always Anu Malik's nephews.

I think people know what they're getting with my name, because they've seen my specials on Netflix.

Once your network has lost confidence in you, you're headed for the dustbin of history.

Fame is morally neutral.