Quotes About Ambition

Whenever I'm taking time off, all I'm thinking about is working.

It is quite rare to find people who are really dedicated to a level of excellence. Most of us are really quite lazy most of the time.

Man is a creative animal, doomed to strive toward a goal, engaged in full-time engineering.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.

You cannot live in Los Angeles for any period of time without eventually trying to write a screenplay. It's like a flu bug that you catch ... Even the plumber has a screenplay in his truck.

I was hedging my bets by the time I got to college. I was interested in drama and journalism and psychology.

I think if I had been a man, I would be richer. That hurts. But at the same time, I have to keep fighting and not think too much about "what if," because that doesn't lead you anywhere.

I've been at Liverpool for eight years, and the time has come for us to start achieving.

I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a long, tough road, and I was like, if I just begin now, by the time I'm 40, I'll be good at it.

After struggling for a long time I started to live out my dreams.

I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do.

I am going to be pretty kick a$$ by the time I'm thirty, and I can't wait!!

I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies.

'Good enough' stopped being good enough a long time ago. so why not be great?

You visualize yourself as the person you want to be. You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time.

I've got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I'm starting to enter my prime.

If you're not failing 90% of the time, then you're probably not working on sufficiently challenging problems.

I want to keep working really hard at getting better at stand-up and touring, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to do that. But, who knows?

I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago

You cannot chase a dollar and an ideal at the same time.

Kill time and you will kill your career.