Quotes About Aspirations

Ideals are the world's masters.

I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.

I think we all grow up with idols and things like that.

I have no illusions of being the big box office draw. But I would like to have some choices.

I want to make sure that I fulfill the aspirations of the Gabonese people: to have access to a better life, job opportunities, and importantly, for the Gabonese people themselves to take into their own hands the development of their own country.

Acting is what I dreamed about when I was doing those impressions as a kid. Even if I didn't know it yet.

I think I did have fantasies about being an actor. In fact, I know I did.

I feel like I'm only in the beginning of my career. I've only made five albums. It's not a lot.

In the past, my aspirations were as arty as they could get, and I'm really embarrassed by it.

My expectations are incredibly high.

We all suffer from dreams.

We are selling dreams. We are merchants of happiness.

He pointed out that the mattress in the master boudoir was handspring with each spring wrapped in cashmere It's like sleeping on air, Miss Williams, he said as he showed her the suite's 'menu of pillows' on a silver-embossed card As if she was the kind of woman who'd amputate her aspirations to become one of his decorative appendages She had to politely extricate herself from his intentions without jeopardizing the business

That's when I saw—cleary saw—that there was more than one mountain in my life. Some could be seen and some couldn't be, but just the same, they were all out there. All out there waiting for me.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

People should not have to sacrifice so much of their personal lives, hopes, dreams and goals just to keep up with corporate pressured morebetterfaster. And tomorrow's workforce won't.

We are all born with a grab bag of gifts and gaps. Identify your true talents, then find out how to use them to make money.

There is always tension between the possibilities we aspire to and our wounded memories and past mistakes.

I wanted to be a musician. I wanted to be a superstar. I wanted to be on stage. I wanted to perform. I wanted to be in movies. But as you grow up, those dreams kind of fade away, and you're hit with reality, and you're like, 'Oh, not everyone can be Lil' Bow Wow?' Fine.

I had no aspirations beyond middle school except to wrestle, no reason to go into high school. This world is all I've known since 15 years of age.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be either a rock star or a wrestler.

You name it, I've done it. I've gotten to live so many people's dreams. People dream of playing in the NFL, of having a hit CD, of being in Hollywood movies, or being a pro wrestler, or playing college football. They dream of being able to travel the world. I've done all that.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pro wrestler. Other kids wanted to be cops and astronauts, but I wanted to be Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake, and Jake 'The Snake.' I wanted to be those guys! I used to tape matches on my trampoline and body-slam my brother.

The fact is, there's a ton of opportunities out there now for professional wrestlers which, when I was coming through, weren't really there. The only game in town realistically was WWE, and it was very, very difficult to see yourself working anywhere outside of that.