Quote by Tom Wolfe
"The real thing about status is not that we desire it but that we wish to be assured we deserve it."
More from Tom Wolfe
"The chief rule of the Southern gentleman is never to do anything that might disturb or offend anyone."
"A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here is ever so alive."
"The modern office has become a real pit of darkness."
"Status anxiety is the hallmark of modern life."