Quotes About Ambition

No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.

I am big. It's the pictures that got small.

If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.

Success is mostly driven by how badly you want something and how well you partner with other great people. It has to do with how hungry you are.

Great expectations are better than a poor possession.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'

I may not have proved a great explorer, but we have done the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success.

I'm not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I'm looking to make a really great film.

I could do great things, if I weren't so busy doing little things.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan.

If you're going to be a writer you have to be one of the great ones... After all, there are better ways to starve to death.

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

You don't need a business plan. You don't need to have an MBA. All you need is a great idea. Anything is possible and you can accomplish it.

When I was starting as an anime director I wanted to be known for great things. I never wanted to be known for some overblown toy commercial.

I think 'Game of Thrones' was extraordinary. I want to do some period pieces. It would be lovely to tell great stories, that is my main ambition. And to be working with amazing creators.

Do not be afraid to dream great things!

Don't ever deny yourself a chance at your dreams. We're all meant for great things, but not everyone believes that can happen.

All great men come out of the middle classes.

I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.