Carrie Lam Quotes

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

People are really concerned with what other people are saying about them.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

Does General Grant think I care what the newspapers say?

He whose honor is rooted in popular approval must, day by day, anxiously strive, act, and scheme in order to retain his reputation.

I'm lucky that, despite all the bad press I've had over the years, the public still seems to like me.

You know, people hate me or love me and I just don't even bother paying attention to it anymore.

I really can't make no wrong moves out here, because just as quick as you can get people to love you, you can get people to hate you.

I have a legacy which I carry from my media career. That is why you will find that everybody will have an opinion about me.

Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters.

There's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.

At the end of the day, even if you are cooler than Obama, the media will never let you be cooler.

I think of myself as a great player, but the fans have to decide whether that's true.

Everybody gets talked about. Jesus Christ got talked about. It's just what happens. It's just part of it. And if people aren't talking, it's like, who are you? So I really let the people talk.

Neymar is probably tired of hearing people talk about him.

Being a public figure, you cannot make everyone happy. Some people will criticise your actions, and I cannot stop expressing my opinion based on that.

I've never been universally loved from the beginning.

When you're a sports figure and people dislike you, they're going to look for the negatives.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

People may trash me, but at least they're talking about me.

You're always going to have fans, and you're always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that's really all I care about.

I like to do really good things. But 'good' - witness Charles Dickens - doesn't mean 'not popular.'

A lot of guys are known for the stuff they do off the golf course and who they like to hang around. It's pretty obvious who's doing that and who isn't.

When things go well, everyone talks well of you and vice versa. Unfortunately, football is like that.

Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result.