Quotes About Ambition

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

Think as big as you possibly can and base what you do, how you do it, and who you do it with on succeeding at that level.

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher." — Thomas Henry Huxley

are no excuses, no hiding places, and no "victim behavior." Goal pursuit, for

Pursue a big life and you're pursuing the greatest life you can possibly live. To live great, you have to think big.

Only living big will let you experience your true life and work potential

Ask bigger questions. A good rule of thumb is to double down everywhere in your life. If your goal is ten, ask the question: "How can I reach 20?

Big thoughts go nowhere without bold action.

Too many people reach a level where their performance is "good enough" and then stop working on getting better

Adopt a growth mindset, and don't be afraid of where it can take you.

In this context, big is a placeholder for what you might call a leap of possibility.

When Arthur Guinness set up his first brewery, he signed a 9,000-year lease. When J. K. Rowling conceived Harry Potter, she thought big and envisioned seven years at Hogwarts before she penned the first chapter of the first of seven books.

Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest. When

Low goals don't require extraordinary actions so they rarely lead to extraordinary results.

Small plans at best yield small results, and big plans at worst beat small plans.

Highly successful people choose to live at the outer limits of achievement. They not only dream of but deeply crave what is beyond their natural grasp.

How much progress was impeded because man wasn't supposed to breathe underwater, fly through the air, or venture into outer space? Historically, we've done a remarkably poor job of estimating our limits. The

Hanging out with people who seek success will strengthen your motivation and positively push your performance.

If a woman essentially abandons her family to ambitiously serve God, she will likely display the same lack of compassion and empathy for others as she does for her own family, who feel her absence keenly.

Though pursuing holiness seems to be—and, in fact, is—a noble aim, and wanting to experience greater depth in holiness appears to be—and, in fact, is—a godly pursuit, it's possible that our desire for increased growth may be fueled by pride, ambition, and self-interest—and our attitude as we wait is often the best indicator of what our true motivation is.

Jesus never told us to erase our ambition. Jesus never said to shun all thought of rewards. He told us to turn from earthly ambition and to shun earthly rewards. He said in effect, "Put yourself last here on earth, and in heaven you'll be first." That's a trade, not a complete denial! That thirst for glory you feel in your heart is part of what makes you human. Jesus just wants us to focus it on heaven, looking for our rewards there.

The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.

My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane.

The desire to succeed needs to be stronger than the fear of failure.