Quotes About Ambition

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.

With a little luck you can get what you wish for

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!

Allesandra stood close against Nero's flank flank and looked into her brother's blue eyes, "Your knowledge will keep me safe - or as safe as a girl with dreams can ever be in this small minded world

Some people dream of SUCCESS while other wake up and work hard at it.

Parents have their own dreams—and it's those dreams they're pushing, not yours. In their heads, they have images of successful sons and beautiful wealthy daughters, children who are impressive—and secure. Very few parents have the luxury, the calmness of spirit, to realize that the most practical thing any child can do is to find its own vision—and follow it.

You can earn a living doing anything. (Whether or not you want to is another matter.) But it's not time to think about money yet. Finding what you love – by listening for those Happiness Levels inside you – needs all your attention. For now, pretend you're rich and don't need to earn any money at all. When your dream starts to show itself, you'll see just how many ways there are to do it, both for money and for love.

Nobody has ever succeeded in designing and building a bridge to a cloud.

Regret can't hover for long in the company of determination.

Every time you have to make a choice about anything, think "Does this go toward or away from what I want?" Always choose what goes toward what you want.

All underearners, without question, share one common trait: a high tolerance for low

In fact, on the six-figure path, seeking support is not an option, but a requirement.

Money was not the major thing, but it was definitely a destination, someplace I wanted to end up.

When your intentions are deep and compelling, and your commitment strong and inflexible, you're more

I worked for a menial's hire, Only to learn dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid —JESSIE B. RITTENHOUSE

Successful women don't sleep until noon.

Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.

In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below

At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.

Mary never made it to the board meeting. Cunning Elizabeth simply arranged for her cousin's tennis instructor to "delay" her for an hour or two. The man was evidently a superb athlete, though it was entirely Mary's fault that she fell asleep afterwards. Elizabeth took control of the company that very afternoon, by a vote of six to one, while a sated Mary slept. And the silly girl never knew what hit her.

Sacrifice your fear on the altar of your dreams.

Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all passions.