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Ladder Quotes

Sayings on the long climb toward achievement.

These ladder quotes treat the climb as both a literal opportunity and a lasting metaphor, from giving kids from ordinary backgrounds a way up to admitting there's still far to go. See our Climb quotes.

You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out.

Quotes by Tony Parsons

So many people are focused on reaching the top of an imaginary ladder that they don't enjoy the climb.

Quotes by Tamzin Outhwaite

I don't even like walking up a ladder; I'm petrified of heights.

Quotes by Simon Fowler

I come from the bottom of the ladder. I'm from Norwich. Not many people seem to know about it.

Quotes by Sam Claflin

About Quotes

I don't like being told what to do and kissing you-know-what to get up the corporate ladder.

Quotes by Robert Kiyosaki

Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder.

Quotes by Paul J. Meyer

As long as I can keep pushing on and climbing the ladder, then that's good.

Quotes by Patrick Bamford

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

The middle-class ladder has rungs that no longer exist for many trying to climb higher. Instead, for too many, in too many places, their chore is simply trying to hang on.

Quotes by Mike Barnicle

Being Quotes

If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation.

Quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

The further you get up the corporate ladder, the farther you get from the actual filmmaking process.

Quotes by Marc Platt

Being popular with an audience is a very rickety ladder to be on.

Quotes by Louis C. K.

If the composer withholds more than we anticipate, we experience a delicious falling sensation; we feel we have been torn from a stable point on the musical ladder and thrust into the void.

Quotes by Levi Strauss

I suppose, unconsciously, I used all my wives to further my journey up the ladder.

Quotes by Laurence Olivier

Climb Quotes

Now I'm this far up the ladder and I've got so much farther to go with what I want to achieve with it.

Quotes by Karl Urban

I care so much less, now, about going up the ladder; if I cared about the ladder I would be doing it all very wrong.

Quotes by Joely Richardson

You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as a screenwriter, you are a bit down the ladder.

Quotes by Jo Nesbo

Initially, it was about kids at the bottom rung of the social ladder, due to their looks and their class background. But they're also outsiders in terms of their peer group.

Quotes by Jim McKay

The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go.

Quotes by Jerry Hall

Down Quotes

I don't know if anybody has moved up the ladder more quickly than I have.

Quotes by J. C. Watts

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the ladder symbolize in these quotes?
Opportunity and progress — several describe giving people from ordinary backgrounds a way to rise, or reflecting on how far one has already climbed.
Is success always described as busy near the summit?
No, actually the opposite — one quote observes that few people remain once you reach the highest rungs, implying most give up climbing well before then.
Do any quotes question the value of climbing itself?
Yes, one warns that focusing too hard on reaching an imaginary top rung can mean missing out on enjoying the climb along the way.
Are these quotes from people who feel they've arrived?
Not entirely — one speaker notes having risen quite high already but still having a long distance left toward their larger goal.
How does this topic relate to Climb quotes?
They share the same upward theme, so our Climb quotes make a natural next stop for more on ambition and progress.

Some voices here celebrate reaching new heights, while others warn against chasing an imaginary rung instead of enjoying the journey. Explore our Being or About quotes as well.