reputation

A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.

The reputation of a girl ... is a delicate thing. Like a mynah bird in your hands. slacken your grip and away it flies.

You are who you associate yourself with

For your fourth consoling thought, I would point out that in this venue," a wave of his finger took in Vorbarr Sultana, and by extension Barrayar, "acquiring a reputation as a slick and dangerous man, who would kill without compunction to obtain and protect his own, is not all bad. In fact, you might even find it useful.""Useful! Have you found the name of the Butcher of Komarr a handy prop, then, sir?" Miles said indignantly.His father's eyes narrowed, partly in grim amusement, partly in appreciation. "I've found it a mixed . . . damnation.

it is not only what we have that enhance our dignity but what we do with what we have also magnifies our reputation to the highest level

Oh, Gerty, I wasn't meant to be good.

I am so afraid that strangers with think me good! and there is a degree of hypocrisy in appearing much better than one is._ - Hannah More

Keats was getting a reputation just when he was too ill to appreciate it or build on it: his country was taking notice of him just when he would have to leave it.

I'm a flaming faggot, Irving. I was sure you were on to that. I don't go around waving the flag, of course, and I definitely do not proselytize. Homosexuality is, to me, an inner satisfaction, a pride in a heritage of greatness. To marry a woman would be an inadmissible rejection of my identity.

Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But more often their shame leads them to self-destructive behavior. They become willing to do things that they wouldn't have dreamed of doing before they were scandalized because they now feel they have so little to offer. Some girls do drugs or drink to excess in an attempt to blot away their stigma. Others become depressed and anorexic. And others think so little of themselves that they date boys who insult or beat them.

A reputation is like a shadow; it hides when you go to sleep, but always returns with the sun_

I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect became a form of damage control.

Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.Focus on your character, not your reputation.Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.

As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.

Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?

It is so easy to practice a creditable degree of so seeming virtue, and so difficult to purify and direct the affections of the heart, that I feel myself in continual danger of appearing better than I am; and I verily believe it is possible to make one__ whole life a display of splendid virtue and agreeable qualities, without ever setting foot towards the narrow path, or even one__ face towards the strait gate._ _ Hannah More

Even a small amount of unplanned downtime can effect a company__ profitability and reputation.

During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time.