Als / Than Besser / Better Ruf / Reputation Schlecht / Bad Schlechter / Bad One
I am better than my reputation.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Better be alone than in bad company.
I'd rather not make films than make bad ones.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
I think ballet has a bad reputation of being stuffy and depleted.
I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
It's so much easier to have no expectations than to have big ones.