Quotes About Ambition

Fear is the single strongest motivating force in our lives. ... The more frightened you become the better your chances of achieving success.

Is it selfish for me to crave victory or is it brave?

Courage is the basic virtue for everyone so long as he continues to grow to move ahead.

He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead for she is wont to favor the bold.

A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.

The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.

Regardless of anything, my dad wants me to "get that piece of paper!" - degree over everything.

When I was younger, my dad did want me to be perfect, so that's probably why that's installed in me to this day. I want to be perfect at whatever I do. I can't help it. It's just installed in me.

Dad said I would always be "high minded and low waged" from reading too much Ralph Waldo Emerson. Maybe he was right.

Sometimes I didn't want to skate. My dad would push me so hard to get better.

When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.

When I was a kid growing up, my dad being a football coach, he asked the same question of all the assistants that he ever hired: 'Is your goal to be a head football coach?

I was good at football and cricket at school. My dad said, 'Son, be an architect,' and I came to Melbourne passionate about becoming an architect.

I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

Back in high school I told my dad, "I'm going to have a computer someday." And he said that it cost as much as a house-the downpayment on a house. And I said, "Well, I'll live in an apartment."

I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

My dad is a natural-born encourager. The last person who will ever tell you to lower your sights or give up your dream.

When you say you're doing an opera, it's like when you're a seven-year-old and say, 'I'm off to Washington, Dad.' You kind of go, 'Sure. Sure you are, son.'

I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while.

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

I know I'm never going to be as successful as my dad, but I get bored doing nothing. I couldn't go from vacation to vacation and have no motivation.

Our dad made everything competitive for me and brother. It always was a world championship, a national championship, Big 10 championship. It was always at stake in everything we did.

It was always acting for me, since I was about 15. My middle brother always wanted to be a news anchor, so we always felt that he'd be the one to take over for dad, so we could go and do our thing.

Im dating a very high-maintenance career.