Quotes about Ambition

But having gotten what we had always wanted, we find we have not gotten what we wanted at all. We are less fulfilled than ever.

Because he refused to take himself seriously and decided to take God seriously, Barth burdened neither himself nor those around him with the gloomy, heavy seriousness of ambition or pride or sin or self-righteousness. Instead, the lifting up of hands, the brightness of blessing.

Much effort, much prosperity.

I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but I'd love to see the Republicans pick somebody that was going to win and take over this country and frankly, to use the expression, 'Make America great again.'

Best not to tiptoe around what you're yearning for, eyeing it, longing for it . . . or you'll miss your life ahead, it read.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed.

Everyone has a dream deep in their heart, which is a center of what they want to do. If they had all the money, and they had the time and they were guaranteed that they'd be successful, that dream is what they would love to do.

I hope to build a reputation as a science-fiction writer. That's the pitch. We'll see.

I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it.

The world lies in the hands of those that have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams - each according to his or her own talent.