Quotes About Reputation

Be not desirous to know what people say; if they speak well of thee, it will feed thy pride, if ill, it will stir up thy passion. See that thou approve thyself to God and thine own conscience, and then heed not what men say of thee; it is easier to pass by twenty affronts than to avenge one. When any harm is done to us, examine whether we have not done as bad to others.

Once you're famous you can't go back.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

France's Gen. Alphonse Juin was the only Allied commander to emerge from the mountain campaigns with an enhanced reputation: a marshal who had voluntarily dropped a rank to fight in Italy, Juin was far better fitted to direct operations than either Alexander or Clark.

70 per cent to avoid a humiliating defeat (to our reputation as a guarantor) – 20 per cent to keep South Vietnam (and the adjacent territory) from Chinese hands – 10 per cent to permit the people of South Vietnam to enjoy a better, freer way of life'.

Even in the age of the social media revolution, PR's essence remains the same as always: honesty, integrity, and preparedness to react.

My first definition of PR was that PR is the industry of news creation or good news-making.

Nowadays, some 60-70 percent of our clients turn to us as PR consultants - and it seems to be exactly the same everywhere in the world - for two main reasons: crisis management and reputation management.

The perception of the PR expert as a creative liar is going to die over the next few years. It will dissolve as a notion in the public mindset, because liars simply cannot exist in modern PR life.

We live in a world of shadows ... we are not what we are, but what is said of us and what we read in others' eyes.

The flip side of this is that they will not tolerate criticism and can be scathing of anyone who criticizes them. They will often attack and belittle the person who is being critical, instead of dealing with the points the person is making. They do this usually because they have no defence against the criticism, they have been found out. So it's easier to destroy the reputation of the critical person instead.

Mona wasn't listening. Of course a bet was a bet, she thought. And there was her reputation to consider. Not to mention her safety. Particularly her safety. For she was frightened of Emoto Hed, who had something of a reputation for creative cruelty where unpaid debts were concerned. People disappeared, leaving behind nothing but very long, very piercing screams. Mona imagined that forever could become incredibly tedious when passed in a state of constantly accelerating agony.

What's sort of interesting about the whole public relations disaster that is the Net, in some ways, is that the fundamentals are really good.

It's basically my fear about what happens when you leave a room. Everyone says the thing about you that you really can't bear.

Bone didn't know yet that the men who own the world don't get to do that by being magnanimous and overly interested in other people. They get to do it by taking care of themselves along the way. They stoke the fire of their own reputations, and sometimes other people come by, asking: What's that you're doing there? Oh, stoking the fire of my reputation. Can I help? Certainly. Go get some wood.

The Sullivans are not well known for their generosity.

He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.

A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation!

A wise quote may not be famous and a famous quote may not be wise! Stick to the wise as the other one is just a bubble!

No bodyguard can ever protect us from the gossips; because in the case of gossip, we are beaten in our absence!

The best armor against slander is having an honorable past. A good name is always made of smear-proof material.

The city fathers discredited themselves with their silly exercise in extreme social rectitude.

Once you start telling people you're famous, they believe you.

He who cannot bear the loss of his own honour and reputation will never advance in spiritual life". São Filipe Néri, em "St. Philip Neri: Apostle of Rome", de Meriol Trevor.