Ambitious Learner Gifts

Yeah, but what if I study hard and get good grades and I don't like it?

Learn to play the violin in one weekend - 'This isn't working! It's Saturday evening already and I've only got as far as holding it properly...'

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

What else is there to wish for?

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

Miniature Design Shop: Think Small.

"I'm still pre-literate."

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

Caged Businessman

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."

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

"Listen here pup, it's time you realized it's a "dog eat dog" world."

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

'When I grow up I want to join the SWAT team!'

'I think the computer has a crush on me. It asked me to remain after class.'

Education and Apprenticeships

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

"I can't believe it...school starts in two weeks!"

A push in the right direction: 50c.

"What do you mean, it's not an educational toy? I'd have to learn to ride it!"

Do you mind if my mother joins our little business dinner ? You know what it's like, I don't want people from the office to think I'm sleeping my way to the top.

'We can't find a pond small enough where you'd be a big fish.'

"Trying to get new business is killing me..."

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"I know by outward standard I'm successful, but a voice inside my head keeps saying, 'Where's your private plane?"

'To better prepare you for the future, I've replaced the letters in your alphabet soup with Chinese ones.'

Psychology Dept. Faculty Evaluations Today. I can't tell if it's my id or my ego, but I'm really craving a promotion.

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

'But Marvin, you can't be a college graduate for a living!'

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'