Quotes About Ambition

'Little Miss Sunshine' snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you don't hold out huge hope for.

In battling against untouchability, and in dedicating myself to that battle, I have no less an ambition than to see a full regeneration of humanity.

We are only what we are; not what we would be; nor every thing we hope for. We are but a step in a scale, that reaches further above us than below.

The fundamental misunderstanding of humanity is believing that we can achieve all our desires without limitation.

What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven?

The human condition ... is defined by the aspiration to always supersede oneself, which in turn requires nonconformity.

If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.

My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species.

There is very little doubt, in my mind, that what the next monumental achievement of humanity will be the first landing by an Earthling, a human being, on the planet Mars.

It is wonderful to have great ambitions and splendid dreams as long as these ambitions and dreams are wonderful for the humanity too!

If your selfish goal will be useful to humanity, then let your selfish goal be triumphant!

Humanity is always looking for the next great world, the next frontier. I wonder how different this world would be if we were content with where we were.

The strong conquer the weak. The weak serve the strong and hope to become strong so they can conquer others who are weaker.

You frantically want to make a mark on the history of humanity? You, King of the Fools! In the very distant future, there shall be no history; there shall remain not even a single trace of anything!

Few men want to achieve greatness for humanity, thought Jeffrey. What better person is there to work for?

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.

You may be a redneck if... your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.

My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got halfway. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set.

You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.

The Trump Card is appealing, grounded, smart, and has a sense of humor. Ivanka Trump proves that believing in yourself and working hard never go out of style.

She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.

Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.