Quotes About Ambition

People I played with at Swansea will tell you that I wasn't laid-back when I was there. I just wanted to win so much on the training pitch that I'd end up falling out with people.

We are so scared of failure. We are so scared of going after what we want and falling short. There's so many things in life that I put off doing because I was scared.

The world is moving, and a company that contents itself with present accomplishments soon falls behind.

I've seen young actresses have major falls from their career, and that's just not what I want.

Of course, nothing just falls into your lap - to get where I am now, I've worked hard.

Going through the Chagrin Falls school system, I always thought I was going off to art school.

If you know me, I don't hold back. I take what I can get, and whatever falls.

I believe that if you love what you do, and you work hard at it, everything falls in place.

The t-shirts that declare 'Girls Rule the World' offer an empirical falsehood, but at least the aspiration is there.

It's not always about the money and the fame, and a lot of people think that it is sometimes.

I think fame comes from actually doing something big with your career.

I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law.

I always wanted it, the fame. When it come, I didn't want to let it go.

I don't know if fame will come.

I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want.

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.

I don't think I ever wanted fame.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

Most entertainment careers aren't going to end in fame.

Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with.

To imagine a better life for yourself and your family and to leave behind all that is familiar requires a special kind of courage.

I prefer to play against the best players and the best teams and the best coaches. Never personal.

There are a lot of big players and a lot of big teams, but I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to play in the Premier League.

Belgium have a very good team. There are dozens of teams that say we want to become the world champions.