Quotes About Ambition

I was always sorted; I wanted to become an actor.

How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

I honestly don't think I sought fame. It wasn't something I courted or wanted, particularly.

It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous.

I've always made my opportunities, I've never been one to wait for them and sit around waiting for something to happen. I've always sought them out.

When I recieved the Padmabhushan it was a happy moment no doubt, but it was not something I sought desperately to win. I never worked towards the award.

I was never career-oriented, not in the way other heroines are. Of course, I took my work seriously. But I never solicited work and never sought fame or money.

My education, drive, and commitment have afforded me every opportunity I have ever sought.

Back when I played for Pescara I was sought after by a lot of clubs, but if I had ended up at Juventus I doubt they would have given me the same space that I have with PSG.

I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.

I just want to conquer people and their souls.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

It is true everyone is going to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame, but they're going to have to sell their souls for it. For those who chase it, I hope it's worth the drama.

I want to be Ruler of the Exumas. I like the sound of it. I want to become Kurtz and live like in 'Lord of the Flies.'

I want to stay humble and not sound cocky. But at the same time I don't want to be the little high schooler.

I don't I don't really care what people expect me to do at these Games. It's all about me. It might sound a little selfish, but it's what I want to accomplish and reaching my potential. Everything else, everybody else's opinion, they can kick rocks.

This may sound funny, but as much as the 'Today' show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. I'd been happy there. I never went into the boss's office and pounded my fist on the desk, saying, 'Give me more money! Give me a prime-time show!'

I had that laser focus, identified what I wanted when I was a kid, and never let anything get in my way. If you look on paper at who I am and what I sound like, and what I look like, you wouldn't say, 'Go into broadcasting.' It's just what I wanted to do - I knew that I could do it, and I never let anyone tell me that I couldn't.

A lot of people kind of... conform. I don't want it to sound like I'm saying don't care about championships. That's not my point. But what I'm saying is a lot of people give in to the pressure of, 'I didn't have this; I didn't have rings.'

I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.