Quotes About Ambition

My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I'd say: 'Leave me alone. Don't push so much.'

I've got my foot in 'Saturday Night Live,' and my heart is there in a lot of ways, but I'm really pushing myself to do these new projects. It's scary as hell, but it's fun to have other things to keep my creative brain cooking.

Pushing the envelope, musically speaking, is what needs to be done to rise to the top.

Along the way, I learned a lot about being told I didn't have the right skills for the jobs I wanted and how to overcome the setbacks and keep pushing forward. This is why I've become an Ambassador for LifeSkills, a programme created by Barclays to help one million young people get the skills they need for work.

I feel like, in Boston, I was a little too complacent. I could get on stage when I wanted. I didn't feel like I was pushing myself. I could get work in New England and not have to travel too much.

InMobi is passionate about pushing the limits of business and mobile technology.

As long as I feel I'm pushing myself and my riding, then I'm where I want to be.

Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it's important that we're continually pushing our limits and showing that we can extend beyond what we have done before.

Being at the top means never being satisfied with what you're comfortable with - comfortable means you've stopped pushing, and you're either going to get passed, or you already have been. But if you're constantly pushing yourself, then you're exposing yourself to falls and injuries.

I don't think this business encourages you to be present. This is a business that's always pushing you to think about your next thing.

For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further.

I'm just going to keep pushing and try and be the best of version that I can be of me.

I just want the belt. That's the only thing that's pushing me, the only thing that's motivating me.

My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.

You always want someone pushing you all the time who is competitive and at the top of their game so you can become a better driver.

That's all I'm programmed for: to keep pushing and to try to make the most of my career and my life, to take care of my family.

With the national team, you never know how long you've got, so you always have to be pushing and making the most of it.

I like to keep experimenting - singing, dancing, acting. I want to learn an instrument, dive. I want to do everything. I will keep pushing myself into as many things as I can.

I'm always pushing myself.

I'm trying to just keep pushing on the things I've been wanting to do in my life and in music. And think of new things to do!

As long as I can keep pushing on and climbing the ladder, then that's good.

You've just got to stay grounded, keep your head down, keep pushing and, when someone does call and wants you, be ready for your opportunity.

I don't believe in pushing myself in this industry where people do anything to gain what they want.

You cannot get complacent because there's someone out there working harder than you. So you got to keep pushing yourself to be an elite player.