Social Status Gifts

"You're not playing with the big boys, Ed, until you get yourself a Sherpa."

'This condo is the height of luxury, The sprinkler system sprays Perrier,'

"I was a late bloomer—I didn't inherit my money until my fifties."

'Guilty? Do you realize what that will do to my 'Who's Who' listing?'

"Doctor Bradford Harrington. Formerly of Westport and Palm Beach. And you?"

"Yes, Justin is a college dropout, but he's a dropout from a very prestigious university."

'He calls himself a philanthropist, but would prefer Lord Philanthropist.'

'Stanley likes to think he's king of his castle.'

'Is the poodle of the house in?'

'What's the point of having a luxury car if you put it in the garage at night?'

'Whatever Bill Gates eats,'

'It would make people say Mr Barnes must be doing real good with his cows if he can buy his son a new bike.'

Jugular: Classic Car preferred by the wealthier vampire.

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

'A lot of people may have a gold card, but not one that's mad of REAL gold!'

'Darling the first time I saw you, it was love at first sight.'

'A player' carried in his sedan chair, preceded by his footman

Red Letter Days - Having one's portrait shown

Snobbish gentlemen

"The Joneses are levelling up faster than us."

"I wish I had her jewelry." "I wish I had his wife." "I wish I had her figure." "I wish I had his money."

"Biff's old money, Angelo is new money and Boris is funny money."

'Miss Pym, we've made a smaller loss than last year, order me a much larger desk.'

"No, I'm not really a CEO. I just like to keep up with the Joneses."

I'm looking forward tot he day we can afford some real statues for this place.

"I can remember when having a '212' phone number still meant something in this world."

'But this is what you demanded; a corner office with Windows.'

Big Shot/Bigger Shot.

'I chose my field on what would put the most impressive initials after my name.'

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

Why weren't we born rich instead of beautiful?

'If you're looking for compensatory materialism on wheels, look no further.'

"Does this desk make my job look big?"

Give up all my possessions? Did I say Buddhist? I meant Boatist. I'm a boatist.

"Only three hundred and sixty-seven followers? Maria's not an asset to the abbey."