Quotes About Ambition

When I was on 'The Big Gay Sketch Show' I thought, 'Well, this is going well now, but then when it's over I'll just be a barista.'

When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.

When I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold back. Why get there and play it safe?

I didn't want to write sketch comedy after 'Mr. Show.' I felt like, after 'Mr. Show', why would you want to go work at any of the other places that existed then?

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that never really got made.

I would love to have my own fashion line because I love sketching.

But then I hit my 20s and only made two albums, and now I live in a ski resort as a ski bum basically.

I wish they'd build a ski jump at the Grand Canyon; it'd be fantastic.

People seemed to appreciate how much I wanted to pursue something I loved. They seemed to understand how much ski jumping meant to me.

Winning the overall is a dream I've had since being a young skier. It's everyone's dream.

I hope what I do and what I just did inspires people around the world to reach for the skies.

I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.

I was naive. Before 'Larrikins,' I thought passion, hard work, and a skill set will mean that anything you want to do will get done. I don't think that anymore.

There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another cash bracket.

There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.

My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything.

I've been a mogul and executive since the beginning of my career. People are just born with that skill.

I have the drive to spend five hours a day to teach myself a skill.

I wanted to play Super 15. I wanted to develop some maturity, some leadership and to work on my skill set. Also I want to have played all round the world.

I think I definitely have the mentality and skill set to be a top-five receiver, that's no doubt.

My first profession was public accounting; I became a CPA. I was three years into public accounting - great profession, great skill set, but I didn't want to do it forever.

I wanted to be a cricketer. But I was not skilled enough to be a national-level cricketer.

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

When I left school I went onto the shop floor, working 12-hour shifts in a TV factory. My workmates were sharp, skilled and all capable of enjoying higher education - but they didn't have that opportunity.