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.
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It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top.
Getting to the top is not so easy; staying there is more difficult.
Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
I know what it takes to get to the top.
If you're really on top, you probably didn't do that great, 'cause you have to water it down a bit for it to get that mass appeal.
I started at the top and worked my way down.
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.
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.
Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.