Quotes About Ambition

We were talking about The Bell Jar, because we were sixteen, and we wanted to be depressed in New York.

A goal is a desired result, a purpose or an objective. A goal is the prize or reward that your character wants to obtain or achieve. Everybody likes a winner, and readers are no exception to that rule.

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marriage self. Krista hesitated before reaching for the door. Blaming marriage might backfire. Amanda was the happiest Krista had ever seen her. But, the harsh reality couldn't be avoided. The Amanda who invited Krista to join her on the new frontier where—to paraphrase Amanda, "...all you need is drive, brains, and

I nostri rifugi sono meno ambiziosi. Il sonno, giustamente detto riparatore, ne fa parte: ogni sera, spegnendo la luce, riguadagniamo l'utero e cerchiamo di rimediare alla catastrofe che ci ha espulso dal recinto divino.

whatever comes easily to us we turn away from, but that which slips away from us we will pursue to the ends of the earth.

Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win.

When I first started working in politics, as a junior aide on Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, it never occurred to me that I would one day work in the White House. There were plenty of women among the volunteers who stuffed envelopes and walked precincts. But there were fewer and fewer on each successive level of influence and access.

It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible.

Great achievements would be few and far between without gross overestimation of the advantages and pleasures to be expected from them.

Manusia bermimpi tidak hanya waktu ia tidur. Menurut saya, mimpi merupakan bentuk lain dari kreativitas. Menjadi kreatif tidak kenal siang atau malam. Ada banyak pekerjaan yang masih punya ruang untuk inspirasi, tapi banyak juga pekerjaan yang menyita segalanya. Pekerjaan tanpa mimpi, atau tanpa waktu untuk bermimpi, adalah pekerjaan robot. Bukan manusia.

I wanted to be a rich, famous rock-and-roll star in that order.

Ask for nothing less than inspiration.

Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not.

As with any game, once you're in the game of life, you should play to win.

How can you tell when your ego is getting in the way of your dreams? There are many clues, but the most important is anxiety. Whenever your self or your spirit is overshadowed by your self-image or your ego, you feel anxiety.

Dream by making and make by dreaming.

Dreams are our only geography—our native land.

Fly without wings; dream with open eyes.

Statesmen are grocers, ambitious clowns.

To jump over centuries in one step is impossible. Jump too high or far, you'll be way too late.

Trying too hard to be too good, even when trying to be bad, is too good for the bad, too bad for the good.

We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.

But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me.