Quotes About Ambition

A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done

Though he had earned two hundred dollars from a crop and was not working at the time, Lorenzo declined his uncle's invitation to return to Illinois because he was considering going to school

She had lived her early years as though she were waiting for something she might, but never did, become.

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.

Carpe omnia," I say. Not carpe diem. Not Seize the Day. No, this says Seize Everything. I'll

Carpe omnia," I say. Not carpe diem. Not Seize the Day. No, this says Seize Everything.

The rifle in this story is a rifle full of wishes. Maybe all rifles seem to be that, at least for a moment, when they're new, before any finger has touched any trigger. Maybe all rifles seem as though they might grant a person the only thing they've ever wanted.

Det er klart disse unge hadde handlet i god tro, en måtte vel tilgi dem. Skjønt de fleste syntes nok at ungdommer nå til dags var litt vel foretaksomme.

There are two of you- one who wants to write and one who doesn't. The one who wants to write better keep tricking the one who doesn't.

I've been very competitive by nature from a young age, whether it was eating a bowl of pasta faster than somebody else, or always wanting to be the first one in line.

I want to be the hero," she announced.

Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

She makes her little house to shine, she thought.

In politics, there are no friends.

Human life – an Everest that all sorts of thoughts and desires are trying to climb.

I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being involved in a campaign, but who in the quietness of their hearts might think, 'Why not me?'

un ingenuo que pretendía llegar a la línea del horizonte.

aquel que tiene algo por qué vivir es capaz de enfrentar todos los cómos».

You can't change skin, can't fix tongues, can't brighten eyes, but power is for the taking. Steal it, lie for it, kill if you have to. You can win the girl with the interesting eyes. Looking

So what is the moral of this story? The answer out of Cajamarca is: Do what you can. You can't change skin, can't fix tongues, can't brighten eyes, but power is for the taking. Steal it, lie for it, kill if you have to. You can win the girl with the interesting eyes. Looking

Whoever seeks to live by brain and pen alone is, at the beginning of such a career, treated as a sort of social pariah.

What can I learn from this? How can this work for me?

The art of eliminating excuses means embracing the fact that your dreams aren't made or broken by anyone but you.