Bad Reputation Quotes - Page 2

• The term bohemian has a bad reputation because it's allied to myriad clichés, but Parisians originally adopted the term, associated with nomadic Gypsies, to describe artists and writers who stayed up all night and ignored the pressures of the industrial world.

  Sarah Thornton

  Artist, Night, World

  Sarah Thornton (2012). “Seven Days In The Art World”, p.66, Granta Books

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• An alibi is a reason with a bad reputation.

  Doug Larson

  Reputation, Reason

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• I know stereotypes have a bad reputation, people say, "Oh, you shouldn't stereotype people," but I think it's important to recognize that we couldn't function in the world without stereotypes.

  W. J. T. Mitchell

  Thinking, People, Important

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• A lot of people would say "well that's not a bad reputation. you sound like a pussy" and I would say yea. but I am passionate about music and being taken seriously about my music, so if you're going to mess with that, we have a problem.

  Joan Jett

  Taken, People, Pussy

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• How dangerous are those sea animals with bad reputations? A few actually kill. A few maim. Some are poisonous when eaten by man. Most sting, stab,or poison and cause mild to severe discomfort to man. Yet man is one of the larger beings that sea creatures encounter, and these poisons usually can't kill him.

  Jacques Yves Cousteau

  Animal, Men, Sea

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• You could say that the Hell's Angels have a bad reputation, then you talk to a biker, and he's trying to join it. It just depends upon who you're talking to about reputation.

  Anton Newcombe

  Angel, Talking, Trying

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Colonialism has a bad reputation in the modern context, but Colonial Africa was a far better place for both black and white before the colonists gave up.

  Jeff Cooper

  Black And White, Colonialism, Reputation

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• When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.

  Warren Buffett

  Business, Investing, Market Risk

  Warren Buffett (2009). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.151, John Wiley & Sons

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• At times when I didn't have records out, the press has really kept me out there. My bad reputation has done wonderful things for me!

  Tanya Tucker

  Done, Records, Reputation

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• Some staff doesn't work well under pressure. So I make sure that my staff is very comfortable. I've got a bad reputation for being quite callous when it comes to culling staff. They are selected personally by me. I socialize with all my staff and they know me well and I consider them friends and we travel overseas together.

  Charles Teo

  Together, Pressure, Reputation

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• People say I've got a bad reputation. I think I've got the best reputation in the building.

  Kanye West

  Thinking, Oxford, People

  "Kanye West compares himself to Picasso (again) in Oxford Guild address" by Zoe Shenton, www.mirror.co.uk. March 3, 2015.

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• Back in the day, a pair of tight jeans was enough to earn a girl a bad reputation. Now slutty has gone Main Street.

  Linda Chavez

  Girl, Jeans, Back In The Day

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• I can't destroy the whole army, and anyway [Tikka Khan] bad reputation for the events in Dacca is exaggerated.

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  Army, Events, Reputation

  Source: dhakadigest.net

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