Quotes About Ambition

She said that war was about one thing and one thing only. False pride and resources.

She had learned the self-deprecating ways of the woman who does not want to be thought hard and grasping, but her artifices could not always cover the nakedness of her need to excel.

Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.

He that is afraid of the devil does not grow rich.

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.

Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense - the idea that anyone can make it.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

Comfort is the enemy of achievement.

Not only did he want this for himself, but after his recent interaction with Tiana, Naveen had a burning need to show her that he, too, could prosper. Seeing how hard she worked to make her restaurant a success made him want to do the same in his job.

Tiana wanted to dig in her heels--literally--as Lottie tugged on her arm, but she stood no chance when pitted against her best friend and her daddy. Instead, she braced herself for the impact of having to be near Naveen and pretend he had no effect whatsoever on her. She was no Evelyn Preer, but a few more months of this and her acting skills might get her all the way to Hollywood.

Make that an H and an S for Hot Shit.

Oh, if only her daddy could see her right now. What would he think? How would she explain this mess she'd gotten herself into? Wishing on an evening star for her restaurant and getting mixed up in some nefarious dealings. Falling for a prince. Becoming friends with a gator and a firefly along the way.

If I have to give up Naveen, there are several things I want in return," Tiana said. Even when she had no way out, she still drove a hard bargain. In a way, he could admire that. It was too bad she was such a goody two-shoes. With her gumption, Tiana could help him take over this entire city.

want revenge. I want power. I want money. I want to be loved and not love in return.

As a young woman I, Frances, did not have Serena's appetite for work. I never quite accepted employment as an essential part in my life.

I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.

Dissatisfaction of who you are today is the first step of becoming who you want to be tomorrow.

Lo que quiero deciros con esto, Señorías, es que, enloquecido por la lectura, no dudará el hombre en dar el salto y convertirse de simple lector en pretencioso escritor.

Adesso ella intravvedeva, più distintamente di prima, una cosa orribile: la morte di quell'amore... [...]. No; l'errore era stato suo, nell'aver prestato fede a quell'uomo. Scettico e ambizioso, declamatore e vano, ella lo vedeva qual era.

Nothing is more honest than a dream.

Choosing a volleyball goal and sticking to it changes everything.

working too long for other people can blunt your desire to take risks.

To become rich you must be an owner. And you must try to own it all. You must strive with every fibre of your being, while recognising the idiocy of your behaviour, to own and retain control of as near to 100 per cent of any company as you can. If that is not possible, in a public company, for example, then you must be prepared to make yourself hated by those around you who are also trying to be rich. That is the dirty, rotten little secret of it all, my friend.