Quotes About Ambition

I'm more of a fisherman as opposed to a scientist perhaps and chasing the whale. But I've had some success.

Any success matters to me.

Success rarely brings satisfaction.

I always wanted to make this film or another film. I thought the worst thing you could do was to react to Slumdog's success in some way. I thought it would be really foolish.

You possess the (pro.pen.si.ty), propensity to become one of the great success stories.

The longing for a very garish kind of success seems as widespread among writers as among investment bankers.

Success goes to those who dare to dream. And sometimes you have to take a little "scary action," as well.

I do think that failure begets success sometimes, but it's often looked upon in Hollywood as not a good thing.

In America, we celebrate success. We don't apologize for success.

If you have had some taste of success, it's extremely addicting. I think the withdrawal from that is what's most devastating. I don't think it's the success that kills people, it's the withdrawal.

Bare hands grip success better than kid gloves.

If you seek enlightenment, then career is a very important idea on your agenda. Approach your career from this standpoint and you will have a very different career. You will be successful.

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did, in fact, they admired it.

I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.

The only thing you have to fear more than failure is success.

A lot of people don't realize it, but I've a lot less success than I've have had success.

I've had a lot of failures as well and rejection. As actor, it's actually mostly rejection but people think it's mostly success because they only see your successes - the films that get made.

Norman Mailer in his writings is ultimately more concerned with success than with danger; danger is only a means to success.

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement.

It is not always easy. Your successes are unheralded -- your failures are trumpeted. I sometimes have that feeling my

An average person with average talent, ambition and education can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.

If I had known what it would be like to have it all I might have been willing to settle for less.

I think you can have 10, 000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.