Ambition Rebel Gifts

Career Counseling. I don't need to live life in the fast lane. I just want to get out of the bicycle lane.

'I'm not really a failure, I just started at the bottom and liked it there.'

Beware the Dog: 'Hopefully I'll grow into the job...'

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

"If I made as much as him, I could retire in a couple of days"

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

And here's the office floor plan. The numbers indicate the recommended sequence in which to step on people on your way to the top.

The Salesman

My brilliant career

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

'That's the first cubicle I ever worked in.'

"How can you have a meteoric rise to the top in a one-story building?"

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

'It could have been worse...she might have chosen banking.'

"Look , Malcolm, I get it that you're ambitious. But can't you put that damn thing down just for a minute?"

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

'What can you wish for?!... Oh, I don't know... Infinite wealth, beautiful women throwing themselves at your feet, fame and admiration, perhaps?... But, don't let me influence you.'

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

"I've finally arrived. The C.E.O. stopped saying 'who the hell are you' whenever he sees me."

'I have everything a man could want - But I've still managed to hang onto my petty ambitions.'

If a moo can rise to the top, so can I.

'I've had a few short stories published, but I'd really like to write 'the Great American How to Write a Novel.''

"Obviously, I can't fly like you, but if you teach me, I can probably sing like you..."

Gracie for Queen...of the universe.

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"You used to be that ambitious."

'I fetch, but it hasn't helped my career any.'

'There's so much I want to do with my life...before I reach the age of criminal responsibility, that is.'

"I hope it indicates a quick promotion."

'So, then.... you don't LIKE life in the fast lane?'

I'm willing to start at the bottom and work my way up to your job..

"Keep up the good work and there'll probably be a nice promotion in it for me."

"How am I supposed to unleash my full potential when I'm always on one?"

"It's a long term goal."