#reputation

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

— Abraham Lincoln

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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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I do have this reputation for being a serious person. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

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Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian's mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis. ↗

— Samuel E. Morison

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New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

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You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#good #good reputation #never #never take #nothing

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

— Myrtle Reed

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I was spoiled and I was arrogant. I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so. ↗

— Judge Reinhold

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