Quotes About Ambition

When I was growing up and trying to get my foot on the ladder, I had the self-belief that my mother taught me, and it never occurred to me that anything could go wrong. I've learned life can't be like that.

I'm not saying it never occurred to me to want to write a masterpiece, but I really doubt I could.

When I went into film, it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be able to do whatever I wanted to do. Maybe that was a good thing in the beginning. I had blinders on, and I charged forward.

I never had the desire to get in front of the camera. It never occurred to me! I always thought I'd be a theater actor.

No, I never thought that I would be a writer. I had always been told I could write well, but it never occurred to me that I might make my living that way.

It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky.

I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever having aspired to be a writer. It's something that never occurred to me - a bit like it never occurred to me to play guitar when I was young. I just thought it was out of my league.

I knew there was a school where women could study astronomy. So... it never occurred to me that I couldn't be an astronomer.

I'd love to work with Drake; I'd love to work with Frank Ocean, Jay Z, and Kanye. The list is endless.

When I was little I had this notion of being a marine biologist. I grew up by the ocean so I was always in the water but realistically, I don't think I would make the best marine biologist.

This is just a long shot, but I definitely would want to work with Frank Ocean. He's the man.

When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.

At 19, I decided to turn professional and accepted my first fight for $250 at the Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, on October 3 1985. It set up my whole career and life.

Having no legs doesn't mean you can't drive fast and I wasn't going to be happy scoring the odd point. I thought it was possible to win and went for it.

Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times.

It sounds odd, but I was a singer and started writing songs, and I didn't have anything in mind. Maybe it crossed my mind that it would be cool to have a hit record and a career, but that was so out of reach that I don't think I thought about it that much.

Being a hungry artist, you don't have the luxury of buying whatever you want. There were years of me doing a lot of odd jobs, this and that just to make ends meet.

I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.

When you're young, oddly enough, you're more afraid, more conservative about what it is you have.

Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch.

When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.

I come from a place, with all due respect, who's never had a music star in hip-hop. So the odds is already against me.

I started modeling when I was 16. The odds were against me. At 5' 8, I was shorter than most girls in the business. Still, I gave it a shot, and like with most things in my life, I never gave up.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds.