Quotes About Ambition

All that is great cannot be possessed - and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess.

I think I'm very fortunate to be born in America. And lucky to be able to have lived and had the opportunity to do what I want to do.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice because you see what the end goal is. When you have a dream and you want to get it done, you can't wait on other people.

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

I believe that if you want to go make your mark on the world you've got to go out and do it. Don't be shy, be adventurous.

Marry me. You can have all the money and credit cards you want, and the glory of being Mrs Packer, but you've got to let me do what I want.

Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all.

I never wanted to be an actor. My dad was an actor, and he never brought joy home, so I didn't view it as something that I would want to do.

Consistency is a huge thing at the top. It's hard to get to a good level, but once you get to a certain level, there's people who want your place.

When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.

Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies.

I like heroes, and would like to be a hero myself. I suppose we all want that.

An ambitious and beautifully produced fever dream. Don't wake me up, I want to stay in.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so Im going to actually start working on my own.

As you go along, you realize you have ambitions but when you get there, you want something else, so you're moving very quickly.

I have those (goals) written down, but don't want to discuss them. Right now, I just want to keep on improving.

I'm really happy I'm me because if I wasn't I'd be scared. If you want that Number One spot you need to listen to my album and try to beat it.

Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.

I'm still fighting to get the things I want and to do the projects I want to do. I think it will always be a fight or a challenge, but not being in my comfort zone keeps me very excited and happy.

I'm someone who has a singular goal in making films; I want to tell a story. There are certain stories that I want to tell. Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

There's no way to convince people of your greatness. Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream.

No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.

What is 'power' anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it.

As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.