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title: "8 Social Ladder Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Social Ladder quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Social Ladder sayings and thoughts."
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> [Initially, it was about kids at the bottom rung of the social ladder, due to their looks and their class background. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckay/initially-it-was-about-kids-at-the-bottom-rung-of-the-social-ladder/)

[Jim McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/jim-mckay-23417_about_initially-it-was-about-kids-at-the-botto_107180.jpg)

> [The freedom that comes with globalization is freedom for the rich and powerful nations to further exploit and further marginalize those at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-roddick/the-freedom-that-comes-with-globalization-is-freedom-for-the-rich-and/)

[Anita Roddick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-roddick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/anita-roddick-2286_bottom_the-freedom-that-comes-with-globalizatio_115894.png)

> [My girlfriend was just accused of 'Fucking up the social ladder.' Aww, sounds like someone's upset they weren't a step.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-pereira/my-girlfriend-was-just-accused-of-fucking-up-the-social-ladder-aww/)

[Kevin Pereira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-pereira/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/kevin-pereira-27233_upset_my-girlfriend-was-just-accused-of-fuckin_254782.jpg)

> [The higher a man stands on the social ladder, the greater the number of people he is connected with, the more power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/the-higher-a-man-stands-on-the-social-ladder-the-greater-the-number/)

[Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/leo-tolstoy-55_action_the-higher-a-man-stands-on-the-social-la_1554694.jpg)

> [As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/as-we-ascend-the-social-ladder-viciousness-wears-a-thicker-mask/)

[Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/erich-fromm-367_mask_as-we-ascend-the-social-ladder-viciousne_1693528.jpg)

> [When you help the poorest in the world, you start to move them up an economic and social ladder, and they're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/when-you-help-the-poorest-in-the-world-you-start-to-move-them-up-an/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/colin-powell-691_economic_when-you-help-the-poorest-in-the-world-y_2216514.jpg)

> [You might need a little more nuance in personal relationships. Climbing the work ladder is different from climbing the social ladder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-shor/you-might-need-a-little-more-nuance-in-personal-relationships/)

[Miriam Shor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-shor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/miriam-shor-9308_ladder_you-might-need-a-little-more-nuance-in-p_2883091.jpg)

> [I come from the bottom of the social ladder and now I have a good life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hulk/i-come-from-the-bottom-of-the-social-ladder-and-now-i-have-a-good-life/)

[Hulk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hulk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/hulk-7818_come_i-come-from-the-bottom-of-the-social-lad_3146301.jpg)

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