Quotes about Ambition

There is a part of me that's oblivious. People always ask me, 'What obstacles have you faced?' and I always think, 'What are you talking about?' Whether or not there were obstacles, I never saw obstacles. It's never occurred to me that I wasn't good enough for something.

Without great mountains we cannot reach great heights. And we are born to reach great heights

We climb mountains because the valleys are full of cemeteries. The secret of survival is to climb, even in the dark, even when the climb seems pointless. The climb, not the summit, is the thing. And the great don't just climb mountains, they carve them as they go. Korczak

All great men are delusional. How else could they be crazy enough to think they could change the world?

There are dreams that are meant to be shared and dreams to be kept hidden in our hearts. It's sometimes difficult to know which is which.

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are.

Great opportunities disguise themselves as small tasks.

It's not about getting rid of desire. It's about giving ourselves to bigger and better and more powerful desires. What are you channeling your energies into? If they don't go into a few, select, disciplined pursuits that you are passionate about and are willing to give your life to, then they'll dissipate into all sorts of urges and cravings that won't even begin to bring joy that the one thing could.

By faithfully working eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

But no, I was out for stars; I would not come in. I meant not even if asked; And I hadn't been.

And although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement.

Combine the dual qualities of empathy and ambitionin every sales relationship.