Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.
To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.
Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order.
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.