Quotes about Reputation

[W]ell I know that no man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it.

Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable.

Unlike financial impropriety, which needs to be proven, a charge of sexual loutishness and aggressiveness in and of itself can finish you off. Does the man match the charge? To be the kind of man who would be accused of being so gross is guilt enough.

Until you get your reputation made, you have to work twice as hard... there is always a doubt in your superior's mind as to whether you will put family before your job.

What is striking is how the reputation of the monarchy has gone up and down in my lifetime.

What odd chaps you painters are! You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away. It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. A portrait like this would set you far above all the young men in England, and make the old men jealous, if old men are ever capable of any emotion.

Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him." But give him a good name—and see what happens!

Once I did bad and that I heard ever, twice I did good, but that I heard never.

PRINCIPLE 5 Let the other person save face.

There is an old saying: 'Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him.' But give him a good name — and see what happens!

There is an old saying: 'Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him.' But give him a good name — and see what happens!

Their desire for such honor was keeping them from believing, because you cannot hold the esteem of others to that degree of importance and at the same time believe that God is who he is. It is not possible. As long as people are hung up on honor from other people—reputation, appearing well—they cannot truly believe and trust God.