Source: Think Big (1996), p. 196
“Be nice to people on the way up because you'll meet them on the way down.”
Wilson Mizner (1876–1933) American writer
Quoted by Stuart B. McIver, Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags, Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, 1994. ISBN 1-56164-034-4.
Epigrams
“Be awful nice to 'em goin' up, because you're gonna meet 'em all comin' down.”
Jimmy Durante (1893–1980) American jazz singer, pianist, comedian and actor
As quoted in The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and Wisdom (1958) by Herbert Victor Prochnow, p. 409
Variants:
Be nice to people on your way up, because you're going to meet them all on your way down.
As quoted in A Quote for Every Day (2011) edited by Peter A. LaPorta, p. 41
Be nice to people goin' up, because you're going to meet them all comin' down.
Be nice to 'em goin' up, because you're going to meet them all comin' down.
“When I go forwards, you go backwards
And somewhere we will meet”
Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter
"Electioneering"
Lyrics, OK Computer (1997)
Heidi Klum (1973) German model, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, television producer, and actress
As quoted in "Heidi Klum: No Regrets About Risqué Oprah Interview" by Samantha McIntyre and Oliver Jones in People (27 October 2007)
Tom Peters (1942) American writer on business management practices
Tom Peters on Twitter, 2012.06.03.
