Quotes About Ambition

I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me.

I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when I was a little kid - to me it sounded kind of silly, someone grow up to be an astronaut - but, when I was in my 20s, I thought maybe I can get a job with NASA or a contractor, do something with the space program.

When I was 18, I drove from New York to California to be a movie star. Not an actor, mind you, but a movie star. Have you ever heard of anything so silly?

I didn't work for a year and a half after 'Melvin and Howard' because all I was being offered was silly parts.

There are a lot of silly projects out there.

When I'm joking around, I'll say I'm a pop star, because it's silly.

When kids my age were crying over girls, my first heartbreak was not because of some silly school time crush but because I lost out on playing for Delhi's Under 14 team, even after I was selected in the playing eleven.

Growing up, I held back a lot in fear of looking silly or thinking I wouldn't make it.

At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer.

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.

I have got lots of silver medals, from Delhi in 2010 and London in 2012, so it would be nice to pick up some golds, and the Commonwealth Games is a great place to start.

'House of Cards' is full of hypocrites, some ashamed, many proud. There is no silver lining here, no appeal to a just system that is temporarily thwarted by corrupting forces.

Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.

Winning gold and three silver medals at the Paralympic games is something I'll never forget, but I knew deep down there was still more work to do. I had to continue to redefine what was possible and get back everything that was taken away from me.

I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love.

Nothing concerns me other than my time. That is my only concern. I don't pay any attention to the rest. I run after time. If that improves, the gold, silver, etc. will follow.

I never had any forefathers. I was never handed anything on a silver platter.

I realize now that it is a serious business requiring honest, hard work. The first time Hollywood was served up to me on a silver platter. I've finally gotten rid of the platter.

I have always believed it is not enough just to wear the silver fern and I do not regret pushing myself to try to deliver my best possible performance.

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

Choose a guy who has a similar level of drive as you. There's nothing sexy about being your boyfriend's life coach.

Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone is gonna be there to cut you down.