“Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.” FirstsSchoolLawBlackPresidentAbilityBuiltReputationBridgesDivisionReviewsHarvardIdeologicalLaw SchoolPublic ImageHarvard Law School Author:Mara Liasson
“There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly, we have what we may call the desire for reputation or prestige” WorldFirstsMayFacesDesireFameAchievementIndependenceReputationPrestigeIndependence And FreedomAdequacy Book:A Theory of Human Motivation Source: A Theory of Human Motivation
“They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.” MenFirstsUnderstandingOpinionParticularAuthorityReputationCombat Author:John Dryden
“The First thing that strikes a traveler in the United States is the innumerable multitude of those who seek to emerge from their original condition; and the second is the rarity of lofty ambition to be observed in the midst of the universally ambitious stir of society. No Americans are devoid of a yearning desire to rise, but hardly any appear to entertain hopes of great magnitude or to pursue very lofty aims. All are constantly seeking to acquire property, power, and reputation.” FirstsStatesDesireUnitedUnited StatesConditionsAmbitionOriginalsAimPropertySeekingStrikesPursueReputationAcquireMidstYearningAmbitiousMultitudesTravelerLoftyMagnitudeRarity Author:Alexis de Tocqueville