#reputation

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#his #house #lincoln #nothing #practically

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences than that he should adopt the melancholy device of using blanks or asterisks. ↗

— James Payn

#actions #adopt #asterisks #better #blanks

I did not have a reputation to defend. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#did #i #reputation

I‘m very aware that my personal life, my marriage, is the source of speculation and interest in the department and with the public. I can live with that. I’m also aware that my husband’s businesses, and his style of conducting his businesses, are also the source of speculation and interest. I have no particular problem with that. But I resent very much that my reputation and my husband’s character should be questioned this way. From the media, Commander, it’s to be expected, but not from my superior officer. Not from any member of the department I’ve served to the best of my ability. I want you to take note, Commander, that turning in my badge would be like cutting off my arm. But if it comes down to a choice between the job and my marriage, then I lose the arm. ↗

— J.D. Robb

#choice #job #marriage #priorities #reputation

It is difficult to make a reputation, but is even more difficult seriously to mar a reputation once properly made --- so faithful is the public. ↗

— Arnold Bennett

#gossip #reputation #faith

Reputation is what others think of us; character is what we know of us. When you spend a lot of energy trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others once had of you, or a judgment someone made of you, true or not, then you must ask yourself, why take on the problem when it is really them? ↗

— Tambré Bryant

#life

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#conscientious #day #distant #does #enjoys

All it takes is a single act of aggression to permanently wound a nation's reputation. ↗

— Ramman Kenoun

#aggression #nation #permanently #reputation #single

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#bad #give #ninety #other #percent

I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I'm like nails. I will kill. ↗

— Calvin Klein

#easygoing #i #inside #kill #like