Quotes About Ambition

It will become stronger and more protective with use until one day I will cast it aside and walk unencumbered among all manners of men and, when I do, my name will be raised high on the pyramid of life.

Many of us never ever discover our greatness because we become sidetracked by a secondary activity.

Poverty may be a privilege and even a way of life for the monk in the desert, for he has only himself to sustain and none but his god to please, but I consider poverty to be the mark of a lack of ability or a lack of ambition. I am not deficient in either of these qualities!

Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough.

Homo sapiens is a spider trying to crawl out of a basin. The higher he crawls, the steeper the hill. Sooner or later, down he goes. So long as he's on the bottom, he can get along quite nicely, but as soon as he starts climbing, he begins to slip. And the higher he climbs the farther he falls. It doesn't matter which direction he tries. He can make civilization after civilization, but every time, long before he begins to be really civilized, skid!

Olivia Goldsmith

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes!

The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.

You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.

Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe

You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

I always knew I was destined for greatness.

Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.

Do things you've always wanted to do. You are the single most influence on your life.

Keep your heels, head and standards high.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." —Epictetus

Wenn du Erfolg haben willst, bringe Höchstleistungen. Wenn du das Beste willst, was dir die Welt zu bieten hat, dann biete ihr das Beste von dir.

Do what you have to do, until you can do what you want to do.

Beginning when we are girls, most of us are taught to deflect praise. We apologize for our accomplishments. We try to level the field with our family and friends by downplaying our brilliance. We settle for the passenger's seat when we long to drive. That's why so many of us have been willing to hide our light as adults. Instead of being filled with all the passion and purpose that enable us to offer our best to the world, we empty ourselves in an effort to silence our critics.