Reputation Quotations

It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick shot was well known, I was molested very little, for the toll gatherers looked on me as being a good fellow, and they knew that I never missed my mark.

I do revel slightly in the fact that I am what I am - an English, middle-class, public-school-educated bloke. There is a reputation with that of being slightly stiff, but whoever gets to know me will see some other element - whether it be vulnerable or silly or camp.

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours.

I've got a reputation for doing a certain type of film: lads' movies that glamorise violence. The more my reputation as a bad boy grows, the more my life moves away from that.

I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side.

Switching over to a hybrid car is one of those right things, but, unfairly or not, it still has a reputation among car enthusiasts as something you have to pedal really fast when you're on the ramp merging into traffic on the 401.

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.

I like Scottish people because they feel very true. They're always level and straight. They get a reputation for being hardened because of it, but I find them to be scrupulously honest people.

I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it.

One must choose between obscurity with efficiency, and fame with its inevitable collateral of bluff.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

I'm difficult for management. That's why I have the reputation because nobody challenges management.

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.

I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful.

You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school.

That incident ruined my reputation for 10 years. Get one Beatle drunk and look what happens!

I never had that reputation of being not accessible.

Ultimately as a leader, you're evaluated on how you interact with people. If you do it well, you develop a reputation as effective leader. If you don't, you develop a reputation for being a highly ineffective leader.

Please, please, please - I would love to do some comedy. Once you have a reputation for one thing - in my case, crying and dying - you are typecast.

The only trouble here is they won't let us study enough. They are so afraid we shall break down and you know the reputation of the College is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without ruining their health?

I did not have a reputation to defend.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

I made my name and reputation DJing in hip-hop clubs in New York. 'Celebrity DJ' is a term that I hated. To me a celebrity DJ is someone that's on 'Big Brother' or in some kind of B-movie who gets a gig to DJ even though they're not talented enough to do it.

Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

I was never one to run away from trouble - I intend to continue to fight my corner and try to redeem our reputation in some way. It's very difficult when you see the PR campaign that Anglo have built up against us. A lot of the media would be very anti-Quinn and have fallen hook, line and sinker for the Anglo story where they are the good guys.

Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now.

Belize has a tropical climate and is quite affordable and is developing a reputation as an inexpensive Hawaii. If you want to hide away someplace that is extremely low-key, Placencia is perfect. San Pedro is more touristy and modernized.

There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mill's supporters in 1865 did not know what his political opinions were, and that they voted for him simply on his reputation as a great thinker.

The attitude of the business community towards investment in Austria and Germany has always been positive, as both the countries have earned their reputation as countries with a consistent economic environment.

In-N-Out Burger has a well-known and long standing reputation as a corporation that is operated with a Christian message and philosophy.

SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.

Me, I'd prefer to have a good reputation rather than getting press for being scandalous, getting drunk in public, staying out late and so on.

It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership.

Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.

I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.

I've never come into anything successful before. I've always been hired by horrible radio stations with horrendous reputations and nothing to lose.

You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth.

Because of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film.

I was a real mess at school. I got a bit of a reputation for being the weird girl: the girl who'd go silent randomly and just kind of write down replies to people's questions in a book.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.

It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular genetics and an excellent reputation in biology.

Policy people suffer their own kind of agony, and no wonder. After all, what is the average life of the policy person? You go into government if you are lucky, do your best, aren't appreciated, take all the blame for policies for which you are only partly responsible, leave, realize your reputation has been damaged, maybe permanently.

I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.

New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.

The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journalism in the country, the nonprofit organization is renowned for its unbiased stance - to the point that it's been accused of being both conservative and liberal.

There are clearly some policies that need to change, and the reputation of the credit card industry is not high. Reforms need to take place.

Ballet-girls have a bad reputation, which is in most cases well deserved

Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have.

I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.

I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway.

The English reputation for humour is a way by which people avoid revealing themselves and have superficial relationships, so that you can engage in banter without making yourself vulnerable.

Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public.

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

Since most corporate competitors have the same problems with sustainability and social reputation, it's worth trying to solve them together.

I am in a business that's built on record sales and reputation and how your single is doing and where your song is on iTunes. But the kind of music that I do comes from my beliefs.

Look, everybody in journalism has a reputation of sorts.

I have a reputation for being a straight-talker.

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs.

It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week.

In my wide travels across the world and my meetings with various heads of states, be that Africa or South Asia, Singapore or in high level meetings in the U.S., U.K. or Japan, one common mention is about Dr. Singh's extraordinary reputation as a Wise Man, an outstanding Economist and a fine Gentleman.

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.

I have a reputation worldwide of being tolerant of all people and their views. I'm too well-educated to criticize a certain religion or group of people for what they believe in. It's called freedom.

I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.

If you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it.

I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.

I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.

If you are worried about the risk to your reputation, you don't launch a telecoms firm in an aggressive way.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life.

Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power.

I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.

Partly, I like a bad reputation. But I also want a reputation of being a good person.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

Many of us are under the delusion that the police exist solely to deal with crime and keep us safe. That is to ignore the major focus of many of today's top cops on managing reputation - both of their force and, by default, their careers.

I've always had a reputation as a buffoon.

You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it.

If you have a reputation as a big, stiff bureaucracy, you're stuck.

For me, the reputation for teaching language in general, and East European languages most particularly, gave Glasgow University, and by reflection the country, a distinction.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.

In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.

It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist.

Goodwill and reputation are intangibles, but they are the keys to business success. Since they are also inexorably linked to social values, it follows that a change in social norms will have a significant impact on profits.