Robert Quillen – Quote Investigator®

Quote Origin: It Takes 20 Years To Build a Reputation and Five Minutes To Ruin It

Warren Buffett? Howard Buffett? Nancy Miller? Henry F. Kletzing? Robert Quillen? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A positive reputation is fragile. Here are three versions of a popular saying: (A) It takes years to build up a good reputation which may be destroyed in five minutes.(B) It takes 20 years to build a reputation and …

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Quote Origin: Using Money You Haven’t Earned To Buy Things You Don’t Need To Impress People You Don’t Like

Will Smith? Walter Winchell? Robert Quillen? Edgar Allan Moss? Tony Wons? Ken Murray? Emile Gauvreau? Walter Slezak? Will Rogers? Chuck Palahniuk? Tyler Durden? Question for Quote Investigator: Have you ever purchased an item and wondered the next day what motivated your inexplicable action? Here are two versions of an entertaining saying about consumerism: 1) Too …

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