Reputation - Dual-Language Quotes That Speak to the Heart

I have that look like I'm going to tear your head off. As a younger guy, I think I had that look even more and had a reputation for being in your face a lot, but as I've gotten older I think I've filtered some of that out. — Barry Trotz

A reputation is like a shadow; it hides when you go to sleep, but always returns with the sun… — Nanette L. Avery

Growing up she'd heard rumors about the enforcer and how badass he was... — Savannah Stuart Power Unleashed

A man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous! — Mario Puzo The Godfather

Whatever good things you've heard about me probably aren't true. Whatever bad things you've heard are probably just the tip of the iceberg, I said. — Steve Cavanagh Thirteen

If a man ordered a beer milkshake he'd better do it in a town where he wasn't known. — John Steinbeck Cannery Row

By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

They've not forgotten him: worse, they never heard of him.

Kleos is sometimes translated as "acoustic renown" the spreading renown you get from people talking about your exploits. It's a bit like having a large Twitter following.

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?

A person is what he says and does; that's how you learn whether his reputation was earned or manufactured. — Orson Scott Card Pathfinder

But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to deserve it. — Orson Scott Card Pathfinder

The truth was, the more he got portrayed as an unprincipled, ruthless prick, the more clients flocked to him. Because when it came to divorce, people wanted a ruthless prick. They lined up for one. — Michael Crichton Next

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