Monty Don Quotes

This is a smear on the image that Thurmond has as a person of high integrity.

I wasn't scandalous - I didn't want to be.

My pride is the length of time I have worked in the industry without any major controversy.

I won't squander my credibility, whatever that is, just for one silly song.

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

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.

I don't want to be known as a guy who's gonna get decisions.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

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

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

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

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

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.

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.

Me, I'd prefer to have a good reputation rather than getting press for being scandalous, getting drunk in public, staying out late and so on.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

Your reputation is still the most important thing that you've got.

People in Seattle and Tacoma know who I am as a person, and I don't think I am a character risk or have a character issue at all.

I might not be the most whatever in the world but I've built credibility with the audience that means something. So, I can sort of have that thing about me and I always wear a nice suit as well, which is important.

High reputation beats high similarity.

I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing.

Come on, just because I'm an entertainer it doesn't mean I don't have any dignity!