Lord Byron Quotes
I think the worst woman that ever existed would have made a man of very passable reputation -- they are all better than us and their faults such as they are must originate with ourselves.
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I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
Ingvar Kamprad
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My main motivation is not to get bored. I'm just hoping I get a vaguely maverick reputation.
Vikram Seth
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Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.
Flavius Josephus
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
V. S. Naipaul
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It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Warren Buffett
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A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong with this fellow.
J. B. Priestley
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I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.
Damon Lindelof
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Among physicists and chemists, cold fusion - nuclear fusion at close to room temperature - enjoys a reputation about on par with creationism.
Sam Kean
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I think my dad has helped me tremendously.
Rand Paul
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I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I'm like nails. I will kill.
Calvin Klein
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You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.
W. Somerset Maugham
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Telluride has an incredible history and reputation, and I've long known of it as a unique entity that makes a place for writers - one more aspect of this exceptional film festival in the Colorado Alps.
Rachel Kushner
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Me, my literary reputation is mostly abroad, but I am anchored here in New York. I can't think of any other place I'd rather die than here.
Harold Brodkey
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I think work begets work.
Adam Baldwin
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I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.
C. L. R. James
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The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best.
Randy Schekman
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If you are worried about the risk to your reputation, you don't launch a telecoms firm in an aggressive way.
Xavier Niel
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I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came along to sing with her I seized it. Getting to know her as a singer and a person has been pure pleasure. Her voice is a rare combination of grit and grace, strength and delicacy. Her stories are always true.
Linda Ronstadt
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I wish we could get a little more out of her offensively, and I think it's going to come.
C. Vivian Stringer
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Economic support from the rest of the Arab states to the fledgling Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is virtually non-existent.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
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First the truth is ridiculed. Then it meets outrage. Then it is said to have been obvious all along.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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"I love mankind," he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I think the worst woman that ever existed would have made a man of very passable reputation -- they are all better than us and their faults such as they are must originate with ourselves.
Lord Byron