Quotes About Aspirations

Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut.

I'd been wanting to audition for the Raiderettes for a while. The irony is that I didn't have time when I was in law school, but as a practicing attorney I did. I've been dancing since I was 3, so it's natural to want that part of my life, the love of performing, satisfied.

My prayers are being answered for my career. These are prayers I've been praying for as a kid.

I never wanted to be a bombshell; I wanted to be an actor. I would much prefer to be a woman than a man, but if I was a dude, maybe I'd have Johnny Depp's island because women in this industry after a certain age definitely don't get to do 'Pirates of the Caribbean.'

I used to dream about presenting a comedy show and also about directing films.

You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept.

I don't have any presidential aspirations. If the millennials want me to do it, I'd do it, though.

A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, 'Look, it's not that tough. It's not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.'

I've got no pretence that I want to do 'Hamlet' or anything, I know my limitations.

I'm not a singer or a dancer, my Broadway dreams are ridiculous.

I'm a father with two daughters, and I don't want them to feel that they have to go and work in China when they are older.

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

With 'Kanchivaram,' I have tried to study why the dream of an equalitarian society was defeated by an individual's aspirations.

Here's the bottom line: I can't play someone if I can't figure out what he cares about. Everybody cares about something, even a rough character. It defines where we step in life. As soon as you find out what somebody cares about, then it all gets real.

As a child, I have seen what poverty is, and I try, to the best of my limits, to ensure that no kid should be deprived of his ambitions.

Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.'

Everybody has their own desires.

The cold, commercial word 'market' disguises its human character - a market is a collection of our aspirations, exertions, choices and desires.

I can say that when you model,when you get to a certain age, that's it for you. I remember there was a time where I was like, 'What am I going to do with my life?' I am a high school dropout who's only modeled. So there was desperation with that.

To make a difference, you have to have large aspirations.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

When you set the right targets, aspirations, and you work efficiently and diligently, the numbers happen.

I do have my targets in terms of what I need to improve on.

You have every right to set yourselves targets and whether you achieve it or not is entirely a different matter but at least you have to be ambitious and set yourself challenging goals.