--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It seems like the only way you could be a…" description: "\"It seems like the only way you could be a big shot now a days is by selling your soul.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/anonymous-1_selling_it-seems-like-the-only-way-you-could-be_545165.jpg" --- # It seems like the only way you could be a big shot now a… ![“It seems like the only way you could be a big shot now a days is by selling your soul.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/anonymous-1_selling_it-seems-like-the-only-way-you-could-be_545165.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/anonymous-1_selling_it-seems-like-the-only-way-you-could-be_545165.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/anonymous-1_selling_it-seems-like-the-only-way-you-could-be_545165.jpg) > “It seems like the only way you could be a big shot now a days is by selling your soul.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Being successful often feels like selling one's soul. **In simple terms:** Success may require compromising values. Key Takeaway Beware of moral compromise. Themes success ethics compromise Mood thoughtful serious Type philosophical advice When to use this quote - career choices - ethical dilemmas - personal values - social expectations Key Concepts moral philosophy societal pressure career ambition Questions to Reflect On - What values are you willing to sacrifice? - Can success be achieved ethically? 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Love is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-selling-your-soul-to-satan-let-a-hand-accidentally-graze-his-as/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You could be selling your soul by agreeing to the 'Terms and Conditions' and you would never know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-could-be-selling-your-soul-by-agreeing-to-the-terms-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If it makes you feel icky when people do it to you, don't do it to your customers. 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Sometimes you go through that stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-collins/i-don-t-dislike-being-famous-but-there-have-been-moments-when-you/) [Gemma Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-collins/) > [The money one gets for selling one's soul is always spent in deadening one's conscience, so the net gain at the end of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-a-edison/the-money-one-gets-for-selling-one-s-soul-is-always-spent-in/) [Thomas A. Edison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-a-edison/) > [“when selling your soul it's important to remember that there is no buy back clause in the contract”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-cavanagh/when-selling-your-soul-it-s-important-to-remember-that-there-is-no/) [Dean Cavanagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-cavanagh/) > [“My pop always said poverty fucks with you... makes you think you can do things you really can't and start selling your soul for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-mcavoy/my-pop-always-said-poverty-fucks-with-you-makes-you-think-you-can-do/) [J.J. McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-mcavoy/) > [Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sixx/selling-my-soul-would-be-a-lot-easier-if-i-could-just-find-it/) [Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sixx/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Selling quotes > [I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/i-understand-that-it-s-the-music-that-keeps-me-alive-that-s-my/) [Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/) > [It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/it-s-like-the-query-letter-problem-that-i-just-mentioned-magnified-a/) [Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/) > [Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/life-is-pain-anyone-who-tells-you-otherwise-is-selling-something/) [Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/) > [I was with Dre when he was just selling tapes. He didn't have a car, a license or a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-le/i-was-with-dre-when-he-was-just-selling-tapes-he-didn-t-have-a-car-a/) [Michel'le](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-le/) > [There's nothing like getting feedback that's positive and supportive. That's what I'm all about. I'm really just genuinely doing good music. I'm not looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-villarreal/there-s-nothing-like-getting-feedback-that-s-positive-and-supportive/) [Tiffany Villarreal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-villarreal/) > [I've always been a very restless person. I work hard, spend too much time looking after my son, I dance like a mad thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-ve-always-been-a-very-restless-person-i-work-hard-spend-too-much/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [When I paint, I never think of selling. 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That was just my nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/i-have-always-been-selling-i-always-had-something-going-on-that-was/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wole-soyinka/i-began-writing-early-very-very-early-i-was-already-writing-short/) [Wole Soyinka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wole-soyinka/) > [I admire Mark Zuckerberg... for not selling out, for wanting to make a company. I admire that a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/i-admire-mark-zuckerberg-for-not-selling-out-for-wanting-to-make-a/) [Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/) > [The Roman Catholic Church is an institution for whose gains the phrase "ill-gotten" might have been specially invented. And of all its money-making rip-offs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/the-roman-catholic-church-is-an-institution-for-whose-gains-the/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) > [The impresario function is about intervening with the company's more administrative management structure. 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