Quotes About Ambition

Once, he was chosen to play Ram in a small Ramleela company, but his parents were against it.

I became an actor only as a result of Madhuri Dixit. I was watching 'Ram Lakhan,' and her song 'Bada dukh dina' started playing. The minute I saw it, I told my mother, 'I wish to accomplish it. I desire to be on TV.'

I'd love to be a Ram long term.

When I walk for a designer, I walk the ramp as Vijender Singh, the boxer. I believe that by doing so, boxing will at least, in some way, get promoted in our entertainment industry. Plus, if cricketers can, why can't I?

Throughout my 20s and early 30s, I had jobs that I loved. I worked in city government. I ran a youth organization. I served as an associate dean at a university. And I couldn't imagine how a baby would fit into all of that.

I ran for Congress, just once.

I had saved a lot of money working at Mrs. Fields' Chocolate Chip Cookies, ushering at the Golden Gate Theatre, and doing odd jobs so I could live in New York for a few months. If it ran out, I would have to give up and go home. It turned out OK. I got my Equity card and started working.

I was not a girl who grew up buying $100 candles. I was the girl who ran out of gas on her way to an audition.

Doors opened for me and I ran for it.

When I look back at my career, I want to say I accomplished certain things and ran certain times.

When I was 33 years old, I ran for United States Congress in New York City. I lost miserably.

I ran for ninth grade class president. Came in a close second.

I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

I ran away from my house when I was about 12 years old to audition for a film.

I ran for president in 1996.

I didn't really start building my own stuff until I was 24, 25 or so, and even then, I ran into a lot of resistance from, like, older folks, like my bosses at other companies or people in the industry that were like, 'Oh that's an interesting idea, but it will never work.' And, I don't know, I kind of believed everything that they told me.

I came to New York with two bags, my guitar and my laptop. I set my stuff down and immediately ran to an audition.

The reason I actually ran for office is because of Hillary Clinton. Everybody was telling me why I shouldn't run: I was too young, I had small children, I should start at the school board level.

I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.

I ran for attorney general to be attorney general.

I really had a problem with being 'the man.' I'm past it now, but that was my insecurity. I ran from that. I was cool with being No. 3 on the call sheet or No. 2.

I ran for president of the student council at my high school in Louisville. And ran against a guy who I thought was better known and little bit better student and managed to win.

I was 19 when my mom ran for Senate, and it was a pretty tough race. And you walk awa,y and you think, 'I don't know if I want to be part of that world'.