“Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe.” WellsLittlesDoneWould BeAmericaPayAttentionEconomyEuropeReputationLatinEnginesEmergingLatin AmericaGlobal EconomyColombiaEmerging Economies Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“Every man, however hopeless his pretensions may appear, has some project by which he hopes to rise to reputation; some art by which he imagines that the attention of the world will be attracted; some quality, good or bad, which discriminates him from the common herd of mortals, and by which others may be persuaded to love, or compelled to fear him.” MenWorldMayArtCommonAttentionQualityImagineFameProjectsEvery ManReputationMortalsHopelessImagine ThatCompelledHerdsPretension Author:Samuel Johnson
“He knew who I was, at that time, because I had a reputation as a writer. I knew he was part of the Bush dynasty. But he was nothing, he offered nothing, and he promised nothing. He had no humor. He was insignificant in every way and consequently I didn't pay much attention to him. But when he passed out in my bathtub, then I noticed him. I'd been in another room, talking to the bright people. I had to have him taken away.” PeopleWayRoomsPayAttentionTalkingTakenReputationNflInsignificantDynastyBathtubs Author:Hunter S. Thompson
“Never get a reputation for a small perfection if you are trying for fame in a loftier area. The world can only judge by generals, and it sees that those who pay considerable attention to minutiae seldom have their minds occupied with great things.” IfsWorldTryingMindCharacterPayAttentionJudgingFameAreasPerfectionGreat ThingsReputationMinutiae Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton