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"Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist."
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"The confidence felt, when dealing with genuine reputation, often outweighs the simplicity of price."

"We do not have the right to make the name of God look bad by our pitiful and impoverished existence."

"If you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it."

"Perception number one, how you want people to think about you when you arrive and perception number two, how you want them to talk about you once you have left."

"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,Is the immediate jewel of their souls:Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;But he that filches from me my good nameRobs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed."

"If you terminate a person from your life who is very toxic towards your reputation, you can actually lead yourself pertaining a career that you desire without any interference."

"Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows."

"Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars."

"A person's reputation can be appealing towards others if he or she understands the great values of ethical behavior."

"He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world."
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"Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own."

"I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes."

"The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now."

"I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?"

"I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures."

"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."

"I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint."
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