Quotes About Ambition

When I spoke to Everton, the plan, the project, the history of the club was interesting. If I didn't see ambition in Everton I wouldn't come to Everton and that's maybe a good message to all of the players.

There were a few clubs in the Championship and I spoke to some managers, but I wanted to play for Tottenham. There was always that doubt that if I left I'd end up regretting it, and I would have definitely regretted it.

Me and my dad sat down in May and we spoke and thought the next step would be for me to push into a Premier League team and we felt the better route for me was to leave Chelsea.

When I was in the hospital, everyone was worried for me, and I realised that I had to do something in my life so that people would stop looking at me with pity. I spoke to my elder brother and my coach about climbing the Everest, and they encouraged me.

Everybody speaks about City having lots of money, but it is not about that. It is about ambition, and I have spoken to Coach Mancini, and he told me, 'This is the best club for you.'

I've spoken with Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson, and they say the Premier League's the place to be. It's where I want to get to, and getting there with Palace would be nice.

Well, mostly I just want to be an actor. I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy or fancy like that.

I thought Paulie could jump. I know he's not fleet of foot, but at least have some hops. I guess we know who is not going to win a gold glove. I was trying to become a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service.

I set out to be a comedian, and then the spokesperson thing is kind of just something that came along with it.

Make your own talent, make your own luck, and activate your stubborn streak, and there's nothing that can stop you.

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman.

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky.

I made 50 million bucks yesterday. That's a flameout I could get used to.

I love acting and making your own luck. You have to recreate yourself, I guess. Although, I don't know how.

It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.

Don't sit and wait - For the world on a plate - (It's not a stroke of luck or chance) - Just draw a bead on that sucker, and drive!

My aspiration now is to get by luck what I could not get by merit.

I trust to luck. I am planning to be a millionaire before I die but I don't have a plan as to how that will happen.

Raise the stakes! Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.

I know that luck has a way of happening to people who shoot high, who never sell themselves short.

You can't wish a body any worse luck than to get what he wants.

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

I think there is certainly luck and fate involved in any career of any kind. In show business, maybe it's even more true.

I want to do some fiction writing, I've had some pretty good luck with short stories, I'd like to do a couple of larger things.