Quotes About Ambition

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further.

But in the murderer, such a murderer as a poet will condescend to, there must be raging some great storm of passion—jealousy, ambition, vengeance, hatred—which will create a hell within him; and into this hell we are to look.

One thing he'd learned in ten years on the New York Stage was this: don't make friends with the man who plays Hamlet; make friends with the man who pays Hamlet.

Wall Street," said a sadder but wiser Henry Blodget, "is its own world… what matters most is your place in that world, not what the rest of the world thinks of you.

England is still a place where a naughty boy who comes from nothing can live his dream.

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can be inert and study your navel, and gradually fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.

If having it easy means there are more doors open to you, then one must not forget that you still have to navigate your life yourself.

I don't have any delusions. I don't think I would make it through Navy SEAL training.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.

Now I've got near the top, I can see the games that people play. I thought everyone wanted to fight the best, and earn title shots, but it's not like that.

Not one Argentinian in history had made it to the NBA. So why was it going to be me? There was no way me or anyone that was near me could ever envision a career like this.

Nearly everyone who goes into a campaign is not only eager for the place he hopes to fill but for what might come after.

If I was a manager, I wouldn't want a 'nearly man' in my team. Not a chance.

I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty.

Just to be able to say you're No. 1, you are the best golfer on the planet, just for one day, would be the best thing ever. Knowing that you were the best in the world would be pretty neat.

And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do.

My focus is not necessarily about money as much as people think.

I like very strong guys. Successful guys. Not necessarily financially.

You know, I'm glad that what I want doesn't necessarily always come true.

I mean, I don't necessarily want to leave because I have this job, but I would love to do a good play.

I don't necessarily need Hollywood.

Whether it's boxing or in life, I've gotten here by any means necessary.