Louis Armstrong

We never did try to get together and to show the younger Negroes such as myself, to try and even to show that he has ambitions - and with just a little encouragement, I could have really done something worthwhile. But instead, we did nothing but let the young upstarts know that they were young and simple, and that was that.

American Musician

Noam Chomsky

Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history.

American Activist

Martin Filler

The popular mythology of creative genius depends on beloved stereotypes of the artist in youth and old age: the misunderstood upstart who forces us to see the world afresh; and the revered sage who shows us depths of insight attainable only through a lifetime of hard-won experience.

American Critic

John Caudwell

When I came into the mobile phone business, I was really the upstart who pretty much took the business, not quite by storm, but really made an impact on it quite early on. But it was from a position, really, of feeling that I was a last mover.

English Businessman

James Wolcott

In the Tea Party era, it is the restless conservative Republican who has become passion's plaything, the toy of impetuous romance, an erotomania only intensified by the lusting for an upstart savior.

Brian Eno

If you've spent a long time developing a skill and techniques, and now some 14 year-old upstart can get exactly the same result, you might feel a bit miffed I suppose, but that has happened forever.

British Musician

Elvis Mitchell

There's a great deal of echoing going on in 'Old School.' Mr. Piven, who played the upstart outsider in the 1994 campus comedy 'PCU,' has crossed over into playing the stiff martinet.

Zadie Smith

English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.

British Novelist

Stephanie Coontz

Heterosexuals were the upstarts who turned marriage into a voluntary love relationship rather than a mandatory economic and political institution.

American Author

Richard Griffiths

If I had my way, all actors over 55 would be issued a 3-lb. wet salmon with which to slap the face of every young, beautiful, successful upstart.

English Actor

Use 'upstart' for someone who quickly gains status, often surprising others.

Sudden Rise

'Upstart' generally carries a negative connotation, implying arrogance.

Negative Tone

An 'upstart' is often seen as lacking establishment or traditional legitimacy.

Not Established

As an adjective, 'upstart' describes behavior that lacks respect towards superiors.

Disrespectful Tone

Use it when someone's actions or speech seem arrogantly self-assured.

Perceived Arrogance

Highlights inappropriate behavior in contexts with clear social rankings.

Social Hierarchies

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The mysterious microbes...

 good baseline survey data, and we're going to need the help of big data through all of this process to make sure we can really monitor the progress. And then we've got to connect with the big crowd. Now here, we see the role for an unprecedented coalition of social media giants and upstarts,

Jamie Drummond: Let's...

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 are the upstarts few in numbers but known for dealing drugs and making weapons their competing factions that can make for a volatile mix to strengthen numbers and plus we try to dominate over everything I mean if we want to do something we can do it

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 and terrifying ISIS-style executions have helped them dominate underworld markets across Mexico, becoming the Sinaloa Cartel's biggest rival. And the kingpin of these violent upstarts, perhaps the most dangerous drug lord in the world,

How Do Cartels Get Their...

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 see the role for a unprecedented coalition of social media Giants and upstarts telecoms companies reality TV show formats gaming companies telecoms all of them together in kind of there we are the world moment could they come

Let's crowdsource the...

 My pollsters told me that I was crazy to run, that there was no way that I could win. But I ran anyway, and in 2012, I became an upstart in a New York City congressional race.

Teach girls bravery, not...

 the mating season begins and the mature males have to jostle for position they won't tolerate a young upstart as they try to win favor with the females

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 What of the Brand and the Label? What of the upstart Sport? And what of the Constitution, That bully of last resort?