Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. Votes: 5
William ShakespeareReputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. Votes: 4
Thomas PaineReputation matters so much only because people so seldom think for themselves. Votes: 3
Alain de BottonReputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime ... Votes: 3
Laetitia PilkingtonReputation shows who people think you are. Character shows who you really are. Votes: 3
Craig GroeschelReputation is the panacea for those who lack confidence in their own decisions. Votes: 3
Chris MurrayReputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Votes: 3
Lois McMaster BujoldIt takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. Votes: 3
Benjamin FranklinUntil you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. Votes: 2
Margaret MitchellNinety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Votes: 2
Henry A. KissingerA reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment. Votes: 2
Ernest BramahI have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I'm like nails. I will kill. Votes: 1
Calvin KleinThe most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character. Votes: 1
John D. RockefellerQuick-circulating slanders mirth afford; and reputation bleeds in every word. Votes: 0
Charles ChurchillI'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge. Votes: 0
Fred WilsonMarketers need to build digital relationships and reputation before closing a sale. Votes: 0
Chris BroganPakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image. Votes: 0
Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyThere is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast. Votes: 0
Brian KoslowDon't drink alone, Scarlett. People always find out and it ruins your reputation. Votes: 0
Sidney HowardIt's really amazing what a money reputation will do for your social standing ... Votes: 0
Sue SandersAfter last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure Votes: 0
Edward R. MurrowHope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. Votes: 0
Robert Green IngersollA mathematician's reputation rests on the number of bad proofs he has given. Votes: 0
Abram Samoilovitch BesicovitchPublic life has become so gladiatorial. Every day, another reputation bites the dust. Votes: 0
Tina BrownIf you like not hanging, drown yourself; Take some course for your reputation. Votes: 0
Philip MassingerI took anything that came across my doorstep. I started getting a reputation. Votes: 0
Lynne StewartIf you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character. Votes: 0
Michael JosephsonI value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Votes: 0
Richard HannaI value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Votes: 0
Richard L. HannaOne of the fruits of longevity is establishing a reputation you may not deserve. Votes: 0
Carolyn HartSome men's reputation seems like seed-wheat, which thrives best when brought from a distance. Votes: 0
Richard WhatelyThe tenure of a literary reputation is the most uncertain and fluctuating of all. Votes: 0
Charles Dudley WarnerMona Lisa is the only beauty who went through history and retained her reputation. Votes: 0
Will RogersI'm difficult for management. That's why I have the reputation because nobody challenges management. Votes: 0
Keith OlbermannGuard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards. Votes: 0
Lois McMaster BujoldThe confidence felt, when dealing with genuine reputation, often outweighs the simplicity of price. Votes: 0
Chris MurrayTime, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Votes: 0
VoltaireIt was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation. Votes: 0
Anthony HoldenInaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable. Votes: 0
Madeleine M. KuninMake three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert. Votes: 0
Laurence J. PeterNew Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in. Votes: 0
Jane PauleyLike spilled water, once a girl's reputation is ruined, it will never come back Votes: 0
Azin SametipourThe world may take your reputation from you, but it cannot take your character. Votes: 0
Emma Dunham Kelley-HawkinsYou have lost no reputation at all, unless you repute yourself such a loser. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareConfessions may be good for the soul but they are bad for the reputation. Votes: 0
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron DewarAs your reputation gets bigger, the gaps and chances to go through them get smaller. Votes: 0
William AitkenI'm dealing with my drinking problem and I have a reputation for getting things done. Votes: 0
Brian CloughI have in the past acquired a reputation for concocting non-existent writers and unwritten volumes. Votes: 0
Jim CraceYou can do all manner of underhanded nice things when you have a caustic reputation. Votes: 0
Markus ZusakYour reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are Votes: 0
John WoodenMany a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Votes: 0
Elbert HubbardSceptics are persuaded by a good reputation, for it is an unspoken statement of proof. Votes: 0
Chris MurrayI hope to build a reputation as a science-fiction writer. That's the pitch. We'll see. Votes: 0
Kurt VonnegutAds get a bad reputation sometimes because they're not useful. They're not relevant, or slow. Votes: 0
Susan WojcickiMy career suffered massively because I had a reputation for being a very tabloid person. Votes: 0
Sienna MillerThat incident ruined my reputation for 10 years. Get one Beatle drunk and look what happens! Votes: 0
Harry NilssonShe had gained a reputation for beauty, and (which is often another thing) was beautiful. Votes: 0
Charles DickensI somehow got this reputation of diddling and dithering. I don't remember dithering at all. Votes: 0
Mario CuomoI'm familiar with Andrei Sakharov reputation, but I don't know his personal history at all. Votes: 0
Edward SnowdenBecause of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film. Votes: 0
Sean YoungA man's reputation draws eyes upon him that will narrowly inspect every part of him. Votes: 0
Joseph AddisonWe'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap. Votes: 0
Mignon McLaughlinWonderful," Garan grumbled when he'd gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers. Votes: 0
Kristin CashoreI donât think that [the war in Iraq] damaged our reputation around the world. Votes: 0
Dick CheneyEither a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go. Votes: 0
Lord ChesterfieldI've been in this biz so long, it's really my reputation that brings me work. Votes: 0
John KeltonicAs a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement. Votes: 0
Joseph ConradNot much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife. Votes: 0
John N. MitchellA good reputation is measured by how much you can improve the lives of others. Votes: 0
George EastmanI have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work. Votes: 0
Vikram SethDo you want to injure someone's reputation? Don't speak ill of him, speak too well. Votes: 0
Andre SiegfriedThe greatest powers cannot injure a man's character whose reputation is unblemished among his party. Votes: 0
Lord ChesterfieldMistakes quickly pile up and coalesce into a reputation, and a reputation is hard to shake. Votes: 0
Ken BaumannThat sort of reputation which precedes performance [is] often the larger part of a man's fame. Votes: 0
George EliotIf you get a reputation for being honest, you have 95 percent of the competition already beat. Votes: 0
John Kenneth GalbraithWhat we do in public determines our reputation; what we do in private determines our character. Votes: 0
Max AndersThat's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood. Votes: 0
Sylvester StalloneThe thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character. Votes: 0
Madame de StaelEverybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public. Votes: 0
Wesley ClarkMy father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world. Votes: 0
William RosenbergI would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been. Votes: 0
Randy QuaidThe only happy author in this world is he who is below the care of reputation. Votes: 0
Washington IrvingA doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawIt is the duty of every one to strive to gain and deserve a good reputation. Votes: 0
Francis AtterburyNo man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time. Votes: 0
Helen RowlandThat should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of our reputation. Votes: 0
Publilius SyrusIn all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is in reality so much power. Votes: 0
John TillotsonWe would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap. Votes: 0
Mignon McLaughlinNo man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonLove comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation! Votes: 0
RumiNever risk your reputation on a single shot, for if you miss the loss is irreparable. Votes: 0
Baltasar GracianYour reputation is that which people think you are; your character is that which you are. Votes: 0
Napoleon HillMy main motivation is not to get bored. I'm just hoping I get a vaguely maverick reputation. Votes: 0
Vikram SethGain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing. Votes: 0
Paul TherouxFor individuals and organizations alike, a reputation is far easier to destroy than it is to build. Votes: 0
Andrew GriffinI'd like my reputation to stay as it is and to be remembered for a wonderful decade. Votes: 0
Pat RileyWhatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit. Votes: 0
Thomas a KempisA reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. Votes: 0
Henry Ward BeecherYou can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation. Votes: 0
Giuliana RancicPeople say I've got a bad reputation. I think I've got the best reputation in the building. Votes: 0
Kanye WestWe need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people. Votes: 0
Francis ChanThe only time you realize you have a reputation is when you're not living up to it. Votes: 0
Jose IturbiFeith had achieved the reputation in some military circles as 'the dumbest . . . guy on the planet.' Votes: 0
Tommy FranksI don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't. Votes: 0
Jules RenardI don't give a damn about my reputation. You're living in the past, it's a new generation. Votes: 0
Joan JettOne gets wrapped up in reacting to ones own reputation, which can be a kind of trap. Votes: 0
Rirkrit TiravanijaPartly, I like a bad reputation. But I also want a reputation of being a good person. Votes: 0
Joan JettUsually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man. Votes: 0
Frank DefordThe entire social order ... is arrayed against a woman who wants to rise to a man's reputation. Votes: 0
Madame de StaelI think for a group that has a reputation for being shy and elusive, we're actually outspoken. Votes: 0
Stevie JacksonIt is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. Votes: 0
Pliny the ElderIf one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me. Votes: 0
Arthur AsheI wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it. Votes: 0
Mae WestIt takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute. Votes: 0
Will RogersI have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation. Votes: 0
Cardinal RichelieuIn most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Votes: 0
Eliza GriswoldThe fellow who laughs last may laugh best, but he gets the reputation of being very slow-witted. Votes: 0
Leo RostenA man's reputation is the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is. Votes: 0
Jack MinerWe cannot allow the reputation of football and FIFA to be dragged through the mud any longer, Votes: 0
Sepp BlatterYour reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do. Votes: 0
Rob BrownI lost my reputation, I forgot my truth. But I have my beauty and I have my youth. Votes: 0
Lana Del ReyThough the boot may fit the foot, one can rarely stand in the tread of his own reputation. Votes: 0
Wes FeslerI believe I can steal Fairfax's reputation in six months. It is an empty edifice. It has collapsed. Votes: 0
Margo KingstonAnd I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor. Votes: 0
Vincent D'OnofrioIt is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you. Votes: 0
Matthew HaleIf you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettDevelop a reputation as a person who, rather than talking a good game, actually plays a good game. Votes: 0
Bob BurgTruth, such as is necessary to the reputation of life, is always found where it is honestly sought. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonI began to think, The endowment has had a bad reputation in the last few years, and that's unfair. Votes: 0
Jane AlexanderIf you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettI am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honor and reputation. Votes: 0
Ben JonsonHow many books there are whose reputation is made that would not obtain it were it now to make? Votes: 0
Joseph JoubertSometimes you can have a reputation for not being relatable and nice because you had a bad day once. Votes: 0
James CordenFolks build a reputation by attacking you while youâre alive - or praising you after you ainât. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukThe worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the reputation I bear. Votes: 0
Friedrich SchillerIt took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist. Votes: 0
Ellie GouldingI don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president. Votes: 0
Jon Huntsman, Jr.One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauMy reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do. Votes: 0
Stephanie Tubbs JonesOne way to evaluate your own reputation is to think about what would be said of you at your eulogy. Votes: 0
Brian KoslowA cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side. Votes: 0
Will DurantIf you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it. Votes: 0
Rem KoolhaasI had such a reputation, and it was sad because I felt like it so didn't represent who I really was. Votes: 0
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