Quotes About Ambition

What holds you back from achieving your dream?

having the guts to go against the tide and get rich.

The problem was that the rich man was not rich yet, and the poor man was not yet poor.

Why climb the ladder? Why not own the ladder?

I had a great career ahead of me, yet I resigned after six months with the company

Most people work hard to get a secure job, focusing on pay and benefits in the short term. What they should do is seek work that will teach them the skills they'll need. Are people looking to where they're headed or just until their next paycheck?

So whenever you find yourself avoiding something you know you should be doing, then the only thing to ask yourself is, "What's in it for me?" Be a little greedy. It's the best cure for laziness. Too

I'm due for a promotion in three months.

I wonder if people look at where their hard work is taking them. What does the future hold?

I'd rather be excited about making millions than worrying about not getting a raise. This period we are in now is a most exciting time, unprecedented in our world's history. Generations from now, people will look back at this period of time and remark at what an exciting era it must have been. It was the death of the old and birth of the new. It was full of turmoil, and it was exciting.

If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll only be a highly paid slave.

Leadership is what you need to learn next," he said. "If you're not a good leader, you'll get shot in the back, just like they do in business.

What do you want to be when you grow up?" That is a question most of us have been asked.

Otherwise, keep your day job and mind your own business.

So many people say, "Oh, I'm not interested in money." Yet they'll work at a job for eight hours a day.

Small people remain small because they think small

Entrepreneurs are willing to accept a level of risk to pursue opportunity and

Most people dream of being rich, but are terrified of losing money. So they never get to heaven. Rich

My highly educated dad always encouraged me to land a good job with a strong corporation. He spoke of the virtues of "working your way up the corporate ladder." He didn't understand that, by relying solely on a paycheck from a corporate employer, I would be a docile cow ready for milking.

So dream big daring dreams, and then underachieve a little bit each day. I recommend setting attainable daily goals that, when achieved, provide positive reinforcement to help you stay on the path to the big goal

Those who don't learn that lesson spend their lives blaming everyone else and waiting for a big break—or decide to play it safe and never risk, or win, big.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A STRONG REASON, THERE IS NO SENSE READING FURTHER. IT WILL SOUND LIKE TOO MUCH WORK.

As beautiful as the beaches of this island were, I was ready to get back to the States and start a new business.

If it's IN you to climb you must -- there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills -- they can't breathe properly in the valleys.