Reputation Quotes - Page 16

• "Abroad," that large home of ruined reputations.

  George Eliot

  Home, Ruined

  'Felix Holt' (1866) epilogue

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• I, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of acquiring reputation by finding fault with the works of any one.

  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

  Thinking, Finding The One, Names

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• Apple should pull the plug on the iPhone... What Apple risks here is its reputation as a hot company that can do no wrong. If it's smart it will call the iPhone a 'reference design' and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else's marketing budget. Then it can wash its hands of any marketplace failures... Otherwise I'd advise people to cover their eyes. You are not going to like what you'll see.

  John C. Dvorak

  Smart, Eye, Apples

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• If you're wanting me to besmirch somebody's reputation so that there would be some sort of division created out of it, I'm not going to do that ... If you're asking if I believe my opponent is a fake conservative, the answer to that question is yes, 100 percent.

  Matt Shea

  Inspiring, Believe, Fake

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• My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do.

  Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  Friendship, Jobs, Important

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• Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Trust, Real, Emotional

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• Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

  Myrtle Reed

  Wisdom, Giving, Silence

  Myrtle Reed (1916). “Old Rose and Silver”, p.3, Library of Alexandria

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• Love your enemy; it will ruin his reputation.

  Desmond Tutu

  Love You, Enemy, Ruins

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• Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song.

  Omar Khayyam

  Wisdom, Song, Idols

  Omar Khayyam (2015). “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam”, p.43, Booklassic

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• If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based on a good life, it is, therefore, preserved by the practice of virtue and not by human intrigue.

  Vincent de Paul

  Wisdom, Good Life, Practice

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1985). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653”

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• The love of God again makes us free, for it draws us to set a low value on those things wherein we are subject to others - our wealth, our position, our reputation, and our life - and to set a high value on those things which no man can take from us - our integrity, our righteousness, our love for all men, and our communion with God.

  Kenneth E. Boulding

  Integrity, Men, Our Love

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• Aren't you ashamed to be concerned so much about making all the money you can and advancing your reputation and prestige, while for truth and wisdom and the improvement of your souls you have no thought or car?

  Socrates

  Car, Soul, Improvement

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• Me? Robin Goodfellow, a family man? He, not likely, ice-boy. I mean, think of what that would do to my reputation. Glamour shimmered around him, and he gave us a wink. Later, lovebirds. Gimme a heads up when the kid arrives. 'Uncle Puck' will be waiting.

  Julie Kagawa

  Uncles, Kids, Mean

  Julie Kagawa (2012). “The Iron Legends: Winter's Passage\Summer's Crossing\Iron's Prophecy”, p.199, Harlequin

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• Making 'Birdsong,' on the one hand you have how prestigious it is and the reputation of the book, which is something that's an extraordinary piece of work. Sebastian Faulkes is a genius. So you feel that responsibility when you're portraying that character that he's imagined and millions of readers have pictured.

  Eddie Redmayne

  Book, Responsibility, Character

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• I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.

  Rex Stout

  Men, Oddities, Technique

  Rex Stout (2013). “Fer-de-Lance/The League of Frightened Men”, p.63, Bantam

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• Of all mushrooms commonly consumed, oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus stand out as exceptional allies for improving human and environmental health. These mushrooms enjoy a terrific reputation as the easiest to cultivate, richly nutritious and medicinally supportive.

  Paul Stamets

  Environmental Health, Oysters, Mushrooms

  "The Mighty Oyster Mushroom: The Workhorse of Gourmet Fungi" by Paul Stamets, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

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• I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for arrogance comes because when work is offered to me, I look whether I can find a genuine interest in quality.

  Peter Zumthor

  People, Design, Arrogance

  "Peter Zumthor: In pursuit of perfection" by Rowan Moore, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.

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• And though I might have learnt more wit and advanced my understanding by living in a Court, yet being dull, fearful and bashful, I neither heeded what was said or practised, but just what belonged to my loyal duty and my own honest reputation.

  Margaret Cavendish

  Understanding, Literature, Loyal

  Margaret Cavendish (2002). “Bell in Campo and The Sociable Companions”, p.205, Broadview Press

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

  Barney Frank

  Sacrifice, Lawyer, Prison

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• Our first benchmark is to cut the deficit more quickly to safeguard Britain’s credit rating. I know that we are taking a political gamble to set this up as a measure of success. Protecting the credit rating will not be easy The pace of fiscal consolidation will be co-ordinated with monetary policy. And we will protect Britain's credit rating and international reputation.

  George Osborne

  Cutting, Political, Pace

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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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• I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.  I believe He wants us to be known for giving—of our time, our money, and our abilities—and to start a movement of ‘giving’ churches.  In so doing, we can alleviate the suffering in the world and change the reputation of His bride in America.

  Francis Chan

  Believe, America, Giving

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• It's easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It's only necessary to live long, speak little and do less.

  P. D. James

  Inspirational, Long, Littles

  P. D. James (2008). “Original Sin”, p.42, Faber & Faber

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• An alibi is a reason with a bad reputation.

  Doug Larson

  Reason, Bad Reputation

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• Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing

  George Carman

  Honesty, Important, Might

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