Quotes About Ambition

The fact that she had no bookkeeping experience bothered me not at all. I knew she would master the technical routines quickly. So I told her I couldn't pay much, but if she was willing to work hard anyhow, I could promise her a bright future. We talked the same language. She did work hard—unbelievably hard—and in less than twenty years she was one of the top women executives in the country, secretary and treasurer of McDonald's Corporation. June

Dolgan: 'Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when 'tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.

You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure

My dear dead mother wanted me to go into an honorable trade, like grave robbing. Would I listen? No. Be an assassin, like your uncle Gustav, she said. Would I pay heed? No. Apprentice to the Necromancer?

Desire creates the power.

No matter what we want of life — we have to give up something in order to get it.

Vouloir c'est pouvoir

Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind.

all pros have "drive. Ambition. And the cold, rational ability to compartmentalize tragedies...and carry on.

My fame will outshine that of Victor Hugo or Napoleon.

We all have a shovel in life. Some of us use it to build a pyramid with a great view, and some dig a hole to nowhere.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone."—Reba McEntire

To succeed in life you need three things; a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

Pac get busy. People can't take nothing from him. On the lyrics, he get busy, straight up.

Since I started, like, 200 years ago, I've always wanted to direct and write. But I've been so busy - and fortunate and lucky - as an actor.

I'd love to work with Gerry Butler, Alan Cummings, and Ewan McGregor. It'd be amazing if we could do a Scottish Hollywood movie.

I busted my butt all my life building companies.

I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.

I'm going to take full advantage of whatever time I've got on this earth. I'm going to get my money's worth. You can bet your butt on that.

Sitting on my butt waiting on opportunities won't do me any good.

I gave up my bread and butter to be an actress.

For me, my rule in this industry is I've got to listen to my butterflies. So if I got butterflies, then those are the scripts I go after.

Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.

I'm not buying a boat because of writing skits.