Quotes About Ambition

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

Don't fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reaching for the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.

Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.

What has always made a hell on earth has been that man has tried to make it his heaven.

If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.

Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.

So often we search out the impossible, and then throw ourselves into trying to do it.

My expectations-which I extended whenever I came close to accomplishing my goals-made it impossible ever to feel satisfied with my success.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Motivation triggers luck.

I want to do it because I want to do it.

As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance ... but no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still-and persevere.

I'm not going to limit myself just because some people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

Are you doing the kind of work you were built for, so that you can expect to be able to do very large amounts of that kind and thrive under it? Or are you doing a kind of which you can do comparatively little?

In efforts to soar above our nature, we invariably fall below it.

All I would tell people is to hold on to what was individual about themselves, not to allow their ambition for success to cause them to try to imitate the success of others. You've got to find in on your own terms.

Do what you love, the money will follow.

It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process.

Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

Speaking of Ted Turner The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.