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Quotes About Ambition

Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on.
~ Jessica Livingston
There are reports that Kim Jong Un climbed North Korea's highest mountain. Kim Jong Un said all it took to climb that mountain was hard work, determination, and lying about climbing that mountain.
~ Jimmy Fallon
Stop at nothing to get the best work that you can get. Betray, violate, cause enormous harm.
~ Joe Frank
I would love the opportunity to work in Chicago. It would be like a dream come true, if I could work there on something like the way ER was filmed.
~ Joe Lando
With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
~ John Garfield
There's room at the top they are telling you still, but first you must learn how to smile as you kill.
~ John Lennon
I have no doubts. I know what gets in the way and I know what encourages me to do more work.
~ John Zorn
We are on top at the moment, but not because of the club's financial power. We are in contention for a lot of trophies because of my hard work.
~ Jose Mourinho
I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.
~ Kamala Harris
Most weeks, I work 100-plus hours on TheMuse.com. There are definitions of 'work-life balance' that would say I have none.
~ Kathryn Minshew
I want to accomplish my work and fulfill my dreams, and do something with my life, and I hope I'll be able to accomplish it. It's very much work, but I like it.
~ Klaus Nomi
Make a list of 200 prestigious, influential, and powerful people with whom you want to work, play, grow and do business.
~ Mark Victor Hansen
Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work
~ Martha Stewart
If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically.
~ Mary Lou Williams
Grandiosity lessens as work proceeds.
~ Mason Cooley
I really would like to work with kids if I was not a model.
~ Maud Welzen
I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.
~ Muhammad Ali
I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.
~ Philippe Falardeau
Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings that uses the fullness of their talents for the highest and the very best.
~ Robin Sharma
Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough.
~ Ron Conway
No matter what you're doing, try to work at that task like it's your dream job.
~ Russell Simmons
For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.
~ Ryan Gosling
I would love to work on Broadway, but I don't know that it would manifest itself in musical theater.... I have terrible stage fright that I'd have to get over.
~ Scarlett Johansson
I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
~ Sheryl Sandberg