“demanded to know. “You know she’s just using the Kennedy name for publicity. She’s just a social climber. At” — Darwin Porter Copy Share Image
“Some words that sound English actually have Italian roots. “Snob” may date back to Renaissance Florence, when the burgeoning middle class sought… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ratcliffe: And don't think I don't know what those backstabbers at court say about me! Wiggins: Oh, yes all that talk about… — Pocahontas Copy Share Image
Beverley Leslie was closeted. I'm not closeted. He was a little homophobic. He's a social climber. I'm nothing like that. He had… — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work—as a human being. What… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“SEE THE MAN NEXT TO HIM? WITH THE LITTLE MOUSTACHE AND THE GRIN LIKE A LIZARD? Death pointed with his scythe. 'Yes?'… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I wish to descend in the social scale. High society is low society. I am a social climber climbing downward And the… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
“The next summer we went to France for six weeks, and I added another 420 words, most of them found in the… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
A lot of people love to throw the social climber thing at people who are on the rise, but it's really just… — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
You have to be careful of social climbers. There are a lot of potholes out there. — Ian Ziering Copy Share Image
“And he loved her—with the exalted and romantic intensity that a social climber gives to a woman whom he thinks superior to… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
“It was brief. Last year, I think. She’s a social climber. No wonder she has her sights set on Christian.” “Christian is… — E.L. James Copy Share Image
“Raya knew this type of girl – they never liked her. Usually they’d make fun of her, behind her back, but loud… — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
To sacrifice the principles of manners, which require compassion and respect, and bat people over the head with their ignorance of etiquette… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“And just what sort of gentlemen do you imagine now will be paying me court? ... I see ... In other words,… — Connie Brockway Copy Share Image
It was a very easy way to have a group of friends on a very large campus - a sense of identity.… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
“But sympathy in novels need not be simply a matter of the reader’s direct identification with a fictional character. It can also… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“Zaphod, who is this man?” said Trillian shakily, wobbling to her feet. “What’s he doing here? Why’s he on our ship?” “He’s… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
