Quotes About Ambition

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

they put their faith in their intellectual assets and attained material success with admirable speed. To speak in everyday language: they got somewhere in life.

I do not say that there is no glory to be gained [in war]; but it is not personal glory. In itself, no cause was ever more glorious than that of men who struggle, not to conquer territory, not to gather spoil, not to gratify ambition, but for freedom, for religion, for hearth and home, and to revenge the countless atrocities inflicted upon them by their oppressors.

And we were angry and poor and happy, And proud of seeing our names in print.

To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

People rarely achieved greatness because they were too blinded by daily routine even to try anything extraordinary. For Cutler mediocrity was a failure of will, not talent.

Indeed, Cutler had found a calling in life. "What I really wanted to do was work on computers, not apply them to problems.

Ambition is a noble passion which may legitimately take many forms; there was something noble in the ambitions of Attila or Napoleon; but the noblest ambition is that of leaving behind something of permanent value.

Ho sempre voluto farcela da solo, con i miei sforzi, senza chiedere nulla a nessuno.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds

You can declare at the very start that it's impossible to write a novel nowadays, but then, behind your back, so to speak, give birth to a whopper, a novel to end all novels.

What was it that was never finished, neither changed nor fulfilled?

Hasta donde se toca ambición se tiene tacto leal de hombre; cuando ya no se la toca, la criatura se vuelve nada menos que el santo y produce no sé que vértigo.

Tutto fu ambito e tutto fu tentato. Quel che non fu fatto io lo sognai e tanto era l'ardore che il sogno eguagliò l'atto.

You get so afraid of failure and so afraid of losing and so afraid of not being the best that it's not a natural drive - it's born out of fear of failure. Which helps in Hollywood.

But then again maybe "I will" is nicer. It has a future in it.

How long does a dream have to last before it's just life?

You love being Ruby's mother, but loving Ruby does not stop you from wanting things for yourself.

Exactly. I could save the princess, even when I could barely get out of bed. So, I do want to be rich and famous. I am, as you know, a bottomless pit of ambition and need. But I also want to make something sweet. Something kids like us would have wanted to play to forget their troubles for a while.

I feel I am not suited for this life," Emily confessed. "I have devoted months to growing a single carrot and I have no time to read.

I want this job." "Many people do, my girl." "How do I get it?" Maya asks. "Reading, as aforementioned." Maya nods. "I do that." "A good chair." "I have one of those." "Then you're well on your way," Daniel tells her before setting her back on the ground. "I'll

The way he put it to Marx: "This summer is my last chance to do something truly grand.

Sadie," he said. "Do you know why I want to make a game?" "Of course. Because you foolishly think it will make you rich and famous." "No. It's very simple. I want to make something that will make people happy.

So, I do want to be rich and famous. I am, as you know, a bottomless pit of ambition and need. But I also want to make something sweet. Something kids like us would have wanted to play to forget their troubles for a while.