Quotes about Ambition

People who soar are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change.

There's nothing wrong with dreaming about accomplishing great things, as long as that desire isn't focused on one's own glory.

Old age teaches you in a very unkind way that things won't necessarily get better. Not in this life. In fact, you can pretty much count on things degenerating. Being content is not a lack of ambition. It's being able to rest and relax and know that your worth doesn't come from what others think of you or even what you think of you.

Being content is not a lack of ambition. It's being able to rest and relax and know your worth doesn't come from what others think of you or even what you think of you.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

You need to have something to motivate you, something to give you an edge.

If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.

Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.

Don't wait until you become a big shot to do big-shot

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —Vince Lombardi, What It Takes to Be Number One

I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.