I know what it takes to get to the top.
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Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
Getting to the top is not so easy; staying there is more difficult.
It's easier to get to the top when you're shooting for the top.
It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom.
I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.
If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others.
If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.
Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.
It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top.