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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
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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- Nov 07, 2020
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 jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can be a big fish in a small pond, but you're only going to be competing against people at that level.
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- Nov 07, 2020