"I didn't get where I am today by having Irish labourers promoted over my head."
"I didn't get where I am today by calling it Grotfabrieken Rubbishhausen."
"I didn't get where I am today without asking for 10p for a cup of tea, Guv."
"I didn't get where I am today by being nice."
"I didn't get where I am today without recognising a rib-tickling play on words when I hear one."
"I didn't get where I am today by having green frogs thrust down my crotch."
"I didn't get where I am today without recognising a person who doesn't pull his weight."
"I didn't get where I am today by telling undertakers from anyone else."
"I didn't get where I am today listening to married couples squabble like children."
"I didn't get where I am today learning about the 'them and us' situation which bedevils British industry so tragically."
"I didn't get where I am today by sleeping with sweaty, Caledonian chefs."
"I didn't get where I am today without recognising Success City, Arizona when I see it."
"I didn't get where I am today by tearing money into small pieces!"
"I didn't get where I am today by touching everybody!"
"I didn't gergle where I am todergle without recognising a mergle that looks like rain when I see one."
These quotes come from Wikiquote's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.