Quotes about ambition
ambition cutting stories
Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good story. Donald Miller
ambition stories
The ambitions we have will become the stories we live.
ambition army duty
My ambition in the Army was to make everybody I worked for regretful when I was ordered to other duty. Dwight D. Eisenhower
ambition dies
I hope I shall have ambition until the day I die. Clare Boothe Luce
ambition want weakness
The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this. Dalai Lama
ambition animal solitude
To seek solitude like a wild animal. That is my only ambition.
ambition mirrors faces
I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor. Dino De Laurentiis
ambition people creative
It's the lack of ambition that cripples most people, and makes them so pedestrian in the advertising/creative business David Ogilvy
ambition successful perfect
The perfect equation is form equals content. The style of the film reflects the story, and that's what you're always aiming for. You're not always necessarily successful at it, but that's the ambition that you're trying to do. Danny Boyle
ambition desire purpose
To desire to be what one can be is purpose in life. There are no exterior forces. There are only interior forces. Who squanders talent praises death. Cynthia Ozick
ambition writing order
One must avoid ambition in order to write. Otherwise something else is the goal: some kind of power beyond the power of language. And the power of language, it seems to me, is the only kind of power a writer is entitled to.
ambition i-can areas
I can't sing. Definitely no ambition in that area. Corin Nemec
ambition men may
From the loving example of one family a whole State may become loving, and from its courtesies, courteous; while from the ambition and perverseness of the one man the whole State may be thrown into rebellious disorder. Such is the nature of influence. Confucius
ambition champion becoming
Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest. Daley Thompson
ambition thinking people
We spend a lot of time bickering at great cost, and very little time actually coming up with solutions. And I think we misuse our ambition for our own gains and rarely for the betterment of ourselves, and people around us and our environment. And I think that's sort of pathetic and desperate. Dave Matthews
ambition serious know-me
My ambition is to not embarrass myself--which, if you know me, is a pretty serious ambition. David Lipsky
ambition sound signatures
My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general. David Lee Roth
ambition men fleeting
A young man's ambition, can there be a more fleeting prospect? David Baldacci
ambition hard-work attachment
Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome. Deepak Chopra
ambition burning accomplished
I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it Claire Bloom
ambition summit my-ambition
I have reached the summit of my ambition. Andrew Johnson
ambition people political
From the earliest ages of history to the present day there have never been thirteen millions of people associated in one political body who enjoyed so much freedom and happiness as the people of these United States. You have no longer any cause to fear dangers from abroad ... It is from within, among yourselves - from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power - that factions will be formed and liberty endangered ... Andrew Jackson
ambition comparable domestic eu hoping level next optimistic present proposal shown states strong united week
He is still hoping and cautiously optimistic that the EU will present a strong proposal next week comparable to the level of ambition that the United States has shown on domestic support.
ambition courage endure gained greater heart hostile intrigue lost tire
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
ambition choice heaven hell reign serve though worth
Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven John Milton
ambition attracted deal genre human level piece
I think the level of ambition of this piece is something that attracted all of us, ... doing something in a genre where you can deal with supernatural elements, but really see them through the human beings. Carla Gugino
ambition guy hopefully passion sexier
What I look for in a guy is passion and ambition and there's nothing sexier than intellect, so hopefully that would be reciprocated. Julia Stiles
ambition guess simply
I guess my ambition is simply to keep doing what I'm doing for as long as I can. Kristan Higgins
ambition chose pick top
He had his pick of schools. But his ambition is to become a top entrepreneur and businessman, and that's why he chose Bentley.
ambition buying change lottery secret tech
He has a secret ambition he's going to IPO and be a millionaire. This tech shakeup is going to change a lot of people's thinking. It's an upscale way of buying a lottery ticket. It doesn't come into the plan.
ambition battle create current fighting godless ignore money property society
If we ignore our pasts and try to create a Godless society where things like money or ambition or property are worshipped, then the society loses. ... It is a battle we are fighting at the current time. Rocco Buttiglione
ambition quite time
I have had this ambition for quite a long time but just did not know how to do it.
ambition best days experience good guitar hard piano sit song stop until urge weeks work
Mostly, in song writing, my experience is that there isn't so much inspiration as hard work. You sit there for hours, days and weeks with a guitar and piano until something good comes. But the urge to write is something you have to have. A conviction, an ambition to write and never stop until you think, 'This is the best I can do.' Bjorn Ulvaeus