I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.
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.
Every man's reputation proceeds from those of his own household.
It is curious that the two best-known British historians in the United States are Andrew Roberts and Niall Ferguson, each of whom represents, in fact, a different school of serious historical writing, and both of whom seem to have gained for themselves, perhaps without intending to, a special reputation on the American right.
I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.
The newspapers had described me as the Jagger of the Aga. It wasn't hard living up to the reputation.
I come all wreathed in a reputation the press has made for me. Judge me on my actions. That's all that counts.
President Obama's FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski, has a reputation in D.C. of being a 'tepid' regulator. From reports of his net neutrality proposal, he's living up to that reputation.
But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.
Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on.
If a man's reputation can be destroyed in an afternoon by a secret kangaroo court, then we, too, can one day be propelled into a pit of everlasting shame by the same process.
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.
Engel & Voelkers has a long-standing reputation for providing excellence to a demanding clientele. Now we provide even more by offering our technologically-savvy customers the most up-to-the-minute data on homes, from listing prices to photos - all at their fingertips.
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.
I absolutely haven't set out to burnish a reputation as a macho figure by picking fights.
My main motivation is not to get bored. I'm just hoping I get a vaguely maverick reputation.
I suppose the more established one gets, you have what's called a reputation, and so you want to protect that and preserve that. And I think the bravery really comes in one's mid career where you then are constantly trying to move beyond that and move past that, because those so-called successors can become shackles.
I did not want to be somebody who lived off his reputation. I wanted to continue to be part of the modern music scene.
