Quotes About Ambition

Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.

This idea of starting at the bottom and working one's way up may appear to be sound, but the major objection to it is this— too many of those who begin at the bottom never manage to lift their heads high enough to be seen by opportunity, so they remain at the bottom. It should be remembered, also, that the outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging.

All success begins with definiteness of purpose.

had learned, from years of experience with men, that when a man really DESIRES a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.

people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr. Carnegie's idea that the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have

a definite chief aim and the principle of concentration

DREAMS ARE THE SEEDLINGS OF REALITY

Will-power and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.

every student should be asked 'to choose a definite future course and to call a halt if he has been merely pleasantly drifting without purpose through an unspecialized academic curriculum.

misconception

Those who believe that they can achieve the object of their definite chief aim do not recognize the word impossible.

Cada pessoa que vence em qualquer empreitada deve estar disposta a queimar seus navios e fechar todas as vias de recuo. Esse é o único jeito pelo qual se pode ter certeza de manter o estado mental conhecido como desejo ardente de vencer. Ele é essencial para o sucesso.

Generally, the youth just out of school seeks any job that can be found. He takes the first place he finds, because he has fallen into the habit of indecision. Ninety-eight out of every hundred people working for wages today, are in the positions they hold, because they lacked the definiteness

I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store.

Financial independence, riches, desirable business and professional positions are not within reach of the person who neglects or refuses to expect, plan, and demand these things. The person who desires riches in the same spirit that Samuel Adams desired freedom for the colonies is sure to accumulate wealth.

I learned that when one needs anything very badly, it is very difficult for him to find anyone who wishes to help him get it, but when one gets over the hump, achieves recognition, and no longer needs help, then just about everybody on earth wants to do something for him.

we must magnetize our minds with intense DESIRE for riches, that we must become money conscious until the DESIRE for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it.

?ovjek koji odustaje, nikada ne ostvaruje pobjedu — jer pobjednik nikada ne odustaje.

A successful man continues to look for work after he has found a job.

Be persistent no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to move. With persistence will come success.

One must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes, first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, DESIRING, and PLANNING before they acquired money.

Es razonable suponer que el mensaje llegue a la atención de muchos que han sido golpeados por la depresión, de quienes han perdido sus fortunas, de otros que han perdido sus posiciones, y de un gran número que tienen que reorganizar sus planes y comenzar de nuevo. A todos ellos deseo expresar el pensamiento de que todo logro, sin importar cuál sea su naturaleza o finalidad, debe comenzar con un deseo intenso y ardiente por algo concreto.

that state of mind known as a BURNING DESIRE. The easy thing

attempt to carry out the desire. But his was no ordinary desire! He was so determined to find a way to carry out his desire that he finally decided to travel by "blind baggage," rather than be defeated. (In other words, he went to East Orange on a freight train.) He presented himself at Mr. Edison's laboratory and announced he had come to go into business with the inventor. Years later, in speaking of the first meeting between Barnes and Edison, Mr. Edison said