Quotes About Ambition

There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence.

It doesn't matter how much you get; you are left wanting more.

No one can have all he desires.

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire

All movement, of every creature, comes from the desire after something better.

I had a very strong desire to carry out adventures, but in those early days I didn't actually do any. I just dreamt about it.

Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.

Avarice, or the desire of gain, is a universal passion which operates at all times, at all places, and upon all persons.

Desire is transformed into drive when a dream creates a passion for action

The most fundamental thing about a person is desire. It defines them. Tell me what a person wants, truly wants, and I'll tell you who they are, and how to persuade them.

I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that.

I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform.

Evolution leads the way through desire.

That desire to reach further is also where I ended my memoir, in 1994 in California, perhaps ironically, looking out to the Pacific and back to Asia, toward the not-yet-written.

The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.

But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire, cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire.

[You write out of the] desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, etc., etc., etc. It is humbug to pretend this is not a motive and a strong one.

I remained dedicated to my desires, and it's what enabled me to come back after being fired seven or eight times, whatever it was.

The outcomes are in incredible need more prominent desire.

My mantra is that I can go back home at anytime. I have a degree, I am smart, and I am honest. I care about my career and what I do, yet I know my lane and where I desire to go.

There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.

Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek.

Take a step toward your dream today. No matter how tiny the step, it will give you the energy and desire to take another.

When had my fear of broken plates gotten so grandiose? My desire for extravagant moments so small?