Joe Wilson Quotes

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

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

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.

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

People can have whatever ideas that they like. But what I'm not OK with is my character being in question.

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

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

My husband's character speaks for itself.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

I've had to take a lot of stick down the years but the one thing that really got to me was when someone questioned my integrity. It's the one thing that really grates with you.

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

That goes against what I believe morally. That's adultery, and if I'm accused of that, no, that's not right. I have two kids who see that and remember that and judge me. It didn't happen, and it's not to be reported that way.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.