"I will not get very far with this attitude"
About this Quote
The line is built on blunt, forward motion: "get very far" frames a career as distance, not destiny. No romance, no talent-myth, just trajectory. The subtext is pragmatic self-discipline. It is not confessing weakness so much as correcting course, like catching yourself slipping into entitlement, fear, or cynicism and deciding to reroute before it calcifies. The phrase "this attitude" stays conveniently vague, which is why it works. It can be perfectionism, defensiveness, procrastination, or ego. Listeners can plug in their own.
Culturally, its an antidote to the modern habit of treating mindset as identity. Cartwrights phrasing suggests attitude is adjustable, not sacred. In an industry that rewards resilience as much as artistry, the sentence reads like a survival tool: not motivational fluff, but a small act of self-leadership, delivered with the unshowy honesty of someone who has had to keep going when no one was clapping.
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| Topic | Self-Improvement |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Cartwright, Nancy. (2026, January 16). I will not get very far with this attitude. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-will-not-get-very-far-with-this-attitude-84416/
Chicago Style
Cartwright, Nancy. "I will not get very far with this attitude." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-will-not-get-very-far-with-this-attitude-84416/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I will not get very far with this attitude." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-will-not-get-very-far-with-this-attitude-84416/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.







