Quotes About Ambition

I was a political science major before I transferred into film school.

In my determination to avoid failure, I set myself a goal to work towards, that is, to transform myself into a running machine.

I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more.

In fact, I want to be a Transformer as an adult. I would transform into a Gulf Stream 500.

I always keep thinking, 'The next role - that's going to be the one that's really going to define me and show them all. I'll transform and disappear, and it will be a revelation.'

Results transform the world, and a great dream creates results. That's what this thing we call 'business' is really all about.

All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.

Ultimately, I do want us to be a transformative government. I want, when we've left, for people to say we're not just clean-green anymore: we're carbon neutral, or we're striving to be.

I suddenly thought, if I was going to make a go of it, I was going to have to look after myself and not keep apologising for knocking people over. That transformed my career.

Nobody tells you when success comes around; in its transient way, you're just working and exhausted all the time. Sometimes I think I'm just sleeping in the back of cars, d'you know what I mean?

Eventually, I would love to hold the RAW title at some point before I retire or make that transition.

There are still many things to work on - the start, the transition, the finish. I am not just going to sit around and wait.

You know Marques Houston, you know I'm a dancer, I'm a singer, but I wouldn't want to do a movie that I'm a dancer and a singer in. I want to do movies that people can take me more seriously in as an actor, because when you're making that transition, it is tough.

I want to get my MBA. I want to create my own business. When I'm finished with football, I want a seamless transition to life and work and what I've dreamed about doing all my life.

When I came up to the main roster, it was such a different transition in seeing people pass you before your eyes. It just takes a toll on your heart because you're like 'what am I doing wrong? What can I do better? How can I be where they are?'

One of the things big law partners say when they talk about Atrium is that we get people who wouldn't make partner. And I say, they're the people who are doing the work for you anyway, but they transition out because they hate the lifestyle.

Leaving the sports entertainment style of WWE to go to the hard hitting and strong style of New Japan was a very easy transition for me because it was what I always wanted to do.

When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you hear about your name being on the bestsellers list, but it doesn't really mean anything. Like, really, what does that translate to?

When you translate a dream into reality, it's never a full implementation. It is easier to dream than to do.

'Translations Through Speakers' was literally, I'm translating very spottily what my aspirations are.

My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.

Transport is not a ministry the ambitious should accept: no transport minister has gone on to be prime minister.

Our ambition is to build a globally competitive and futuristic transportation system in India that will support and accelerate a nation on the move.

I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.