Quotes About Ambition

Alles in der Welt läuft doch auf eine Lumperey hinaus, und ein Kerl, der um anderer willen, ohne daß es seine eigene Leidenschaft ist, sich um Geld, oder Ehre, oder sonst was, abarbeitet, ist immer ein Thor.

Al hombre hecho nada hay que le satisfaga; aquel que está en camino de serlo, será siempre agradecido.

Ik heb wel eens zo'n ogenblik van steigerende, bevrijdende moed, maar dan -- als ik maar wist waar naartoe -- dan ging ik wel.

Inferior talents do not enjoy art for its own sake; while at work they have nothing before their eyes but the profit they hope to make when they have done. With such worldly views and tendencies, nothing great was ever yet produced.

Kötülükten kurtulmak isteyen, her zaman ne istedi?ini bilir; sahip oldu?undan daha iyisini isteyen bakarkördür.

This version of "Meister," with whatever faults it may have,

Wer Großes will, muß sich zusammenraffen; In der Beschränkung zeigt sich erst der Meister, Und das Gesetz nur kann uns Freiheit geben.

One must be something in order to do something.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.

A i onima je dobro koji svoja dronjava zaposlenja, pa ?ak i strasti, krste velelepnim imenima i pripisuju ih ljudskom rodu. Kao pothvate ispolinske, preduzete za spas i blagostanje celokupnog ?ove?anstva. Blago onome ko može da je takav!

He who is firm in will moulds the world to himself.

Wir reiten in die Kreuz und Quer Nach Freuden und Geschäften; Doch immer kläfft es hinterher Und bellt aus allen Kräften. So will der Spitz aus unserm Stall Uns immerfort begleiten, Und seines Bellens lauter Schall Beweist nur, daß wir reiten.

Amiamo tanto guardare al futuro perché desideriamo volgere a nostro favore, con desideri silenziosi, l'incertezza che in esso si muove.

To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities.

The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.

Learn how to get the fire going. The drive to go forward is more important than your intelligence. That's how you can get anything you want in life.

Fly so high with my feet never leaving the ground.

Yet few came so far, so fast, so alone, as Nixon. Not the governor of California or his aides, nor any member of the state's delegation to Congress knew Richard Nixon's name. He was, he would remember, "somebody who was nothing.

The closer he got to succeeding in his presidential campaign, the more Ted Kennedy fumbled.

piratical instincts,

Just imagine what would have happened if Michael Jordan quit after getting cut from his High School Basketball team?

Went to bed with a dream. Woke up with a purpose.

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade And do the other things, Not because they are easy, But because they are hard, Because that goal Will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, Because that challenge Is one that we are willing to accept, One we are unwilling to postpone, And one, Which we intend to win. John F. Kennedy