Quotes About Ambition

The future goal is the thing which produces character in the present.

James and John have been asking for the places at Jesus's right and left so as to accompany him as he completes the glorious work of bringing in God's kingdom, defeating all the powers that have held the human race captive. But those places are reserved for the two who are crucified alongside him as he hangs there with "King of the Jews" above his head.

Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.

Friend, no one ever accomplishes your dreams for you, regardless of tears, fits, or any other means of manipulation. They can give you ideas and direction, but in the end, you have to do it alone. You must figure out your own destination and the best route to get there because no one else knows the way.

We're all as susceptible to the lure of power.

Because I can.

We can decide to remain in our isolated bunkers, becoming more and more obsessed with looking inward instead of outward, or we can decide to be great together. We can decide to stagnate, or we can decide to grow. We can decide to settle for the status quo, or we can decide to reach for the stars. "Choose.

In that case, balls to the wall, man." Riaz yawned. "No guts, no glory." "Why are you spouting aphorisms at me?" "Because it's two-fucking-thirty in the morning and I need to be up for a six a.m. shift." "Wimp." Riaz gave him the finger. "Get some sleep and chase your wolf tomorrow." Another yawn. "And Coop? Forget about subtle. That's not your style.

Tell me about him... please.

I want the stars for you.

There were very few things he'd ever truly hungered for in life, and he'd never been given any of them. He'd claimed each through sheer, unrelenting will and the grim refusal to surrender.

The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.

Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true.

I will not get very far with this attitude.

Maybe part of passing that test was a marker for where I've been, but it feels more like a pointer for something I'll never reach

Power's a strange thing, lad. It's a drug people like me crave it.

Mi nana diría que valdrá la pena cuando llegues a la cima. Y yo te diría que sigas escalando, pero que no esperes llegar a la cima mañana. No intentes ser perfecta para otra gente.

If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand, the presidents have powerful motives—personal and patriotic—to help one another succeed and comfort one another when they fail. But at the same time they all compete for history's blessing.

Give me the grace to lead the way in having an ambition to serve others out of love for you.

For most Americans of the eighteenth century, it was assumed impossible for a servant to shed his lowly origins; the meaner sort, as one newspaper insisted, could never "wash out the stain of servility." There were fears that the meaner sort were treading too close on the heels of those above them.

You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.

let's say you think you're committed to starting your own business. But your underlying commitment is actually to stay safe and small right where you are. Even as you make efforts to start your own business, some part of you is sabotaging those efforts and ensuring you fail.

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.