Rodrigo Duterte Quotes

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

If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.

I've dodged bullets but there's no scandal in my life.

Whether it's Jack Kennedy or Bill Clinton or others, the personal lives do come into play, and people do judge you for that.

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

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

I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned into a cartoon of the greatest villain in the history of lobbying.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

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.

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

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.

My business affairs are entirely proper, and no amount of smear, rumour or innuendo will alter that fact.

My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.

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

Partly, I like a bad reputation. But I also want a reputation of being a good person.

My integrity had been called into question; I was being called a liar, and I am not a liar. And I just think it is time that we stop viewing public figures as fair game.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

It is never good for a politician to have to defend his credibility.

I don't choose projects according to the idea of being a role model. To be considered as one is definitely an honor.

I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.