Reputation Quotes

There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

The world thinks of us as a country which is strong, but which will never start a war. The world also thinks of us as a land which has never enslaved anyone and which is animated by humane ideals. This friendship, based on common ideals, is one of our greatest sources of strength.

America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment.

Our identity in the world must change from Scam India to Skill India.

The cost of solving the Comet mystery must be reckoned neither in money nor in manpower.

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

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care.

Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.

The purest treasure mortal times can afford is a spotless reputation.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.