Quotes About Aspiration

Even though she may not be a physical presence, for me RuPaul is an aspirational presence. Ru is out there doing her job - being RuPaul. That takes a lot of time and a lot of commitment. Besides, I don't need RuPaul standing over my shoulder telling me 'Good Job.'

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature; for life is never so low or so little as when occupied with the present.

Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present.

I loved to sing my whole life, but it was never really - I don't even know how to say it. It was never presented to me as an actual career option.

The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.

My mother named me after her favorite actor, Joel McCrea, and dressed and presented me as her avatar. I'm sure she wanted to be a performer, but when that was impossible, I was her next best shot.

I did theater when I was younger, and I'm not the best actor ever - I haven't done it in a long time - but hey, if an opportunity presented itself, I would take it!

I always wanted to be a 'Blue Peter' presenter when I grew up!

I just wanted to be a performer. I was ambitious. I couldn't sing and I couldn't act. I could dance a little. So what was there left for me to do? Television presenter. That was it.

Just watching this woman owning the TV, there is no doubt that the reason I wanted to get into TV presenting is down to Cilla.

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

I think that all politicians who aspire to the presidency are a little nuts, but for different reasons. What kind of person aspires to be the most powerful person in the world? The answer is someone with an internal drive that is so dynamic and so determined.

Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency.

If every senator looks into the mirror and sees a future president, then every president looks into that same mirror and sees himself on Mount Rushmore.

In my heart, I'm confident I could make a good president.

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

I can't deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people's lives on a global scale. But there are a lot of other things I want to do first.

All I ever wanted to be was president of the American League.

When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the president. I think I am good material for the presidency.' Not at all.

I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.

I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those.