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.

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.

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