Quotes About Aspiration

I never thought about 'being' in comedy when I grew up, because I didn't know it was a real job. But looking back, it's the only thing I ever really cared about.

Briedis is a good fighter, but the only thing he has that I want is his belt.

I knew I could grow up to be whatever I wanted to be and my whole life the only thing I wanted to be is a fighter.

The only thing I'm concentrating on doing is becoming world heavyweight champion.

When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the Under-16 or the Under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side.

The only thing cooler than having a dream and accomplishing that dream is getting to do it with your buddies.

The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to.

The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.

I've never had a chance to go to the Finals, and I don't have a ring - and that would be the only thing that would get me to think about it.

I try to combine my work with my family, that's what I aspire to. I don't say that's the only thing. It's not all work and family, because otherwise you would be saying no to the many other things in life and there are many other things.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

Rock & roll was the only thing I wanted to get into.

Writing is the hardest thing I know, but it was the only thing I wanted to do. I wrote for 20 years and published nothing before my first book.

Drawing was the only thing I was any good at in school, but I never dreamt I would, or even could, spend my life doing it.

The only thing I daydreamed about was being an opera singer. But I was so skinny and so pathetic that that sort of wasn't going to happen.

Growing up, you have all these ideas, and then you're confronted and faced with the real world for the first time. And you have to think of what you want your life to be.

The 'Real World' made me realize that I could do anything I want to more with my life.

I remember sitting on my couch on a Saturday watching reruns of 'The Real World.' And it said, 'Do you want to be on 'The Real World?' Go to MTV.com, and you can try out there.' And I said, 'I want to be on 'The Real World.'' And I sent in my tape.

We're not perfect, but we want to do the right thing.

My parents always wanted me to do the right thing. My mom, I think her exact words were, 'You're not a chicken in the coop playing in the scraps, you're an eagle.' I was like, 'Oh, OK... ' But really, I've used that throughout my life.

I've spent a lot of years waiting for the right thing to come in - and now, after 'Thrones,' there's a possibility that I could actually have a hand in getting something made.

My first love was acting. I went to Sidney Poitier films as a kid. I sat in the theater and dreamed of being an actor.

I had always wanted to be an actress. I went to summer theater camp from kindergarten on up until high school, and always had the leads in all the plays - even though they were at the YMCA - but it was something I always wanted to do.