Quotes About Ambition

When I got to New York, all I wanted to do - or so I thought - was win a Tony award or, at least, be nominated.

When I did 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' it was almost every 'first' I could have imagined: I dreamt someday being on Broadway, and then dreamt someday playing a lead on Broadway, and then dreamt someday of getting to originate a role, and then getting a Tony nomination. It all happened at once. I was just terrified.

I want people to remember me when I retire as a fighter who would fight anyone - that Tony Bellew was scared of no one. I'm happy with that. Anything more is a bonus.

Tony Hadley is a big Conservative. He is desperate to become a Lord. He's jealous of me.

I'm like, how do you say, a little version of Tony Parker. But I must work hard to be as good as he is.

If a top four job came along, I don't think people will look at Tony Pulis to do that.

I won the biggest amateur contest when I was 10, and I was into X Games the next year. And then I was in a 'Tony Hawk' game the next year!

I have a lot of confidence in myself, but I'm nowhere near as good as Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne. I think over time I hopefully can be.

Just like Grant Fuhr and Tony McKegney showed me it was possible to do what I'm doing, I want to be someone who shows kids that it's possible to be whatever they want to be.

I had my sights set on Tony Ferguson for a long time.

I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow.

The dream is to have it all. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? Live this life, that life, this life, you know? You only live one time - I want to get it all in.

'Drip Too Hard' - we knew that was the one.

If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.

I don't think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. You've got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition's an opportunity to have an audience.

I don't like doing things that are too easy.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

I don't think the dreams die - I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.

The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?

My message is that it's never too late. If it's something you want to do or if it's important to you, go for it.

I think it's never too late to start anything, except maybe being a ballerina.

It's not too late, I can still live my dreams.

I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it too late for me to play Hamlet?' It's really about: who do I get to work with? There's so many people on that list.

I used to feel it was too late for me; I'd had my shot. You couldn't make a pop star out of me.