Quotes About Ambition

Todd introduced me to the world I always dreamed of being a part of.

I fantasised about becoming an author and wrote my first book at 18 - an introspective novel set in the 1920s.

My mom says I was an introvert. I never saw myself that way, but I was always focused. I didn't spend a lot of time doing things that I didn't think would make me great.

I just knew I loved music, and I wanted to do something in music, but I couldn't sing, I can't dance, I am an introvert. So I was like, 'What exactly is there for me to do? What can I do?' There's all these questions, there's all these things that are telling you 'no' instead of 'yes.' Those are the things I dealt a lot with, my insecurity.

I've always been in rock bands. I was in a rock band with my brother in high school. Then I was playing classical guitar recitals, and people said, 'You know, you can't really do both things.' My intuition told me they were wrong. Somehow, what was interesting about me was that I had those two things in my life.

But I didnt feel like an invalid even for a second. I knew that I could never be the player that I was, so I wanted to do something different - so different that everybody would say that it would be impossible.

It was one of those goals that's invariably a goal.

Everything I do, I put my full heart into. I don't want to be just another actor, another singer, another artist. I want to invent history.

A guy who needs to prove himself is exactly who you don't want in charge of creating the most destructive invention human kind has ever made.

In life, there are really complex, difficult jobs, and some are more complicated and difficult than others. But when you look around at inventions, or records that have been broken, you have to tell yourself that anything is possible.

America is full of entrepreneurs, inventors, and dreamers.

For me, I always admire anyone that's entrepreneurs or inventors.

If I were to ever make a lot of money, I will invest in films.

I am completely invested in my music - committed to it full time.

I'm invested in the UFC, but I'm invested in myself at the same time, showing everyone that I am one of the greatest.

I moved to New York when I was 21 and worked between 40 and 70 hours a week. Then I invested it all. It was really just a hustle. But I was kind of raised to work like that, so to me, it seemed very normal and natural.

I want to win wherever I race, the team's invested a lot in me.

I've been investing in and funding myself since day one.

It's always weird when people approach me to make an investment. I tell them, 'I don't need any more money. I'm good.' Then I wait for their expression. That part is entertaining, because people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't need any more money. Who says that?

When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

I don't want to be on anyone's board. I just want to have good investments.

I was an investor doing well and decided to be an entrepreneur.

I love what I do. I don't do it for the money. I work on behalf of investors that I like and want to do well for. I'm a competitive person.