Quotes About Ambition

We should, of course, look back with pride on our colonial empire, but be willing at the same time to grasp the nettles of opportunity.

Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer

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politics is nothing more than a rich man's hobby.

Granpa just groaned and said, "I don't want you to end up workin' in the East End, young 'un. You're far too good to be a barrow boy for the rest of your life." It made me sad to hear him speak like that; he didn't seem to understand that was all I wanted to do.

I prefer being up-and-coming. Gives us something to look forward to.

make you up to a brigadier so you've got

One day,' he promised the ceiling, 'I am going to buy your goddamn bank and make you want to jump out of a hotel bedroom on the twelfth floor.

next to Wainwright, who was already

For the senior boys," he turned his attention to the back of the hall, "you don't have a moment to lose if you hope to be offered a place at the school of your first choice. Never settle for second best.

Jeffrey Archer

Leonard's being up early constituted a new change in his sleeping patterns, was part of the former change in his sleeping patterns, or indicated a beneficial development. She didn't know if his perfectionism canceled out his loss of ambition, or if they were two sides of the same coin. When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep.

Los sueños son para los que duermen, a nosotros nos toca vivir.

And yet sometimes she worried about those musty old books were doing to her. Some people majored in English to prepare for law school. Others became journalists.

that he was destined for capitalism and not scholarship

She didn't know if his perfectionism canceled out his loss of ambition, or if they were two sides of the same coin. When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep.

Basically, what we have here is a dreamer. Somebody out of touch with reality. When she jumped, she probably thought she'd fly.

The sun's rays, focused, are much more powerful than they are without focus. The same is true for people seeking power.

That which went wrong, and that which went right, would have been made easier if I were more focused on my goals.

Turns out, half of all millennials have at least occasional side hustles.

In order to kick ass you must first lift up your foot.     ââ'¬â€Jen Sincero; author, coach, self-quoter

maybe, if you put your disbelief aside, roll up your sleeves, take some risks, and totally go for it, you'll wake up one day and realize you're living the kind of life you used to be jealous

That's the way dreams can be, son. The reality of them can sneak up on you. Doesn't mean you shouldn't follow them, though. It just means that sometimes there are things you have to give up in order to do so.