Quotes About Ambition

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are." ?Richard Paul Evans

AS AN ADULT, I've found life to be pretty predictable for the most part. Work hard. Set goals. Don't expect anything to be handed to you. Remember that perfection doesn't exist.

Sometimes, I just wonder why we have to choose between the way we live and wanting to do something else with our lives.

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future. ~ Queen Elizabeth II

Helena Ekdahl, the famous actress – who was brought to Uppsala by her rich, young husband – who bought a theatre for her – and allowed her to play in it until he decided it was time to start a family.

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in success.

As a kid, I dreamed of a knight in shining armor coming to rescue me. Now, I just dream of equal pay for equal work.

There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

Nice work if you can get it,And you can get it if you try.

You will be fierce. You will fearless. And you will make work you know in your heart is not as good as you want it to be.

One never stops climbing, Julie, unless he wants to stop and vegetate. There's always something just ahead.

Les autres gens ont au moins un peu d'ambition ou une petite étincelle d'illusion pour se réchauffer les mains. Moi je n'ai rien. Je voudrais me balader dans le vaste monde. Toujours plus loin. Un beau jour je tomberais peut-être sur un patelin ou sur un être et je pourrais dire: ça y est, je reste ici, je suis chez moi.

Then I can sit in the film café from morning till night, all year round. Some day they will discover me as a starved corpse to use as an extra.

Talent is only the starting point.

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.

After you get what you want you don't want it.

Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]

If you ask for too much, you lose even that which you have.

Dreams may be impossible, yet still be dreamed.

Father would have reconciled himself to poverty, but he couldn't do without glory.

You must know everything. The whole world will fall at your feet and grovel before you. Everybody must envy you. Do not trust people. Do not have friends. Do not lend them money. Do not give them your heart!

Building your personal brand is one of the few ways you can ensure that you don't stay broke.

Business is therapy for the dreamers.