Joe Gebbia Quotes

I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food to speak for myself.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The really great brands live on this idea of bringing something that's truly authentic - and then building around that. It's not about trying to be something as much as it being who you are in the best light possible.

A good reputation is better than fame.

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.

Somehow credibility comes into play if you do things that are too familiar.

In the role of Miss Munim, I had credibility as an individual.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation.

My basic philosophy is never do anything with the word 'celebrity' attached to it. Without being overly pompous, if you have worked hard to have an audience trust you a bit, why blow it? That is my currency.

If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.

There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

While the government can tell you that I am an innocent man, the government's letter cannot give me back my good name or my reputation.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

I had made my reputation on integrity.

Only men of character are trusted.

I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity.

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.