Quotes About Ambition

A lot of folks feel like my brother and me or other politicians chart out their careers from Day 1 until the end. I've never been like that.

There is no gambling like politics.

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.

The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.

In politics, there are no friends.

I think I do want to go into politics. I really, really do. And I don't know if I will.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

The biggest misconception people have about me is that when they see how young I am, they think, 'Oh, this guy must have always wanted to be in politics; his parents must have been politically connected.' I'm a finance major and always intended to go into business.

When I fight elections, I don't think about results whether it is assembly or Lok Sabha polls.

Whether it's his beloved game of polo or his magical success in business, Norman Brinker simply does not know how to lose.

Only I can play Modi. I say that even at the cost of sounding pompous because I really love him.

I went from being a big fish in a small pond to going to City with a lot of top players, I felt like I had to work really hard to be the best.

I've always done pretty well for myself here in the U.K., but I was never going to be content being a big fish in a small pond.

I loved acting and wanted to be a leading man. But I decided I'd rather be a big fish in the stuntman pond than a little acting fish. I guess I must have made the right decision.

I was what they call a pool hustler. That's absolutely true. For long periods of time I got by, barely skimmed by, just playing pool.

I put myself through college playing pool.

When I started this I wanted to get back in the pool, I wanted to race and I wanted to go to the Olympics. I still want to do all of those things.

I don't want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That's just not what I want to do.

I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up.

There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool. I want opposing coaches and players to fear me.

Anything is better than sitting around waiting for the right movie to come along. I lose my edge when I'm sitting around the pool not working.

I would have become a pilot if it wasn't for my poor eyesight and the fact that I am hopeless in science.

I was very poor. As a child my dream was to have a leather football.

I didn't pass the scholarship exam for Oxford because of poor mathematics.