Big Fish Quotes
On status, scale, and staying the biggest name.
'Big fish' shifts meaning across these quotes, corporate smugness dismissing new ideas, and the more personal admission of being a big fish in a small pond versus a tiny one in a much bigger pond like L.A. Read more on scale in our Power quotes.
There's a smugness that goes with being a huge company. The big fish say, 'If it's so great, why didn't we invent it?' But how'd you like to be makin' buggy whips when cars came along?
In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond.
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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a...
The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous.
Competition Quotes
I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches.
I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond.
I went from being a big fish in a small pond to going to City with a lot of top players, I felt like I had to work really hard to be the best.
You can be a big fish in a small pond, but you're only going to be competing against people at that level.
I'm a big fish eater. Salmon - I love salmon. My sister loves Chinese food and sushi and all that. I'm not as big of a fan, but she likes it so we eat it a lot. So I'm beginning...
Influence Quotes
I'm into eating salads and fish. I've always been a big fish eater. I like fruit. I have friends that you have to force-feed them the good stuff. I'm lucky I actually like it. Brussel sprouts and all that.
I think that most people would associate big schools of fish with healthy coral reefs. At Kingman, the predators keep the herd thin, so there aren't a lot of big fish schools.
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One quote breaks from metaphor entirely, citing real depletion of big fish like blue whales and coral reefs. For more on ambition, see our Competition and Success quotes.
