Ambition Quotes

We must passionately learn, unlearn and relearn.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realis

~ Dylan Moran

There was this tendency to drift. And yet  when she thought about it, what did she really want to do? Or be? She had given up dancing-the dance-because it was too demanding, because it required an almost total devotion which she was unwilling to give. The cruelest art. 

~ Edward Abbey

Focus on your goals, if they make you happy then go for it!At times you may become depressed but keeping pushing forward, they're within reach!

~ M. Rose Bushéy

What we seek is never what we seek. That is why we may not recognize that we've found what we truly yearn for.

~ Renzo Dante (Saligiare)

Never ask me to reach for the moon when all I want is to hold your hand. -- Fidelis O Mkparu, author of 'Love's Affliction

~ Fidelis O. Mkparu

You may not have covered your set tracks but it’s never too late to start.

~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

Set out to be the person you know you can be. Thinking about it, and talking about it is the first step. If you can imagine it for yourself then you can do it. Take action!

~ Ron Baratono

Dreams are like holding on to a good book in your hands; you have the full story in your palms, but no matter how much you want to get to the end of the story, you have to go through all the pages first; and you are the writer.

~ T.h Maloa

Sometimes a goal in life we are striving for may seem dim or unreachable. Direction has suddenly changed so fast we’re left with aimless thoughts and confusion. Don’t be troubled! You’ve proved to yourself you have the drive. Your new direction will come with patience. Each of us need time to rest our heart and mind before we reach the next mountain.

~ Ron Baratono

An anomaly has his own ambitions. You can try reasoning with him, but that's like using money to bribe a beast.

~ Criss Jami

A goal will always tell you where you don't want to be.

~ Shannon L. Alder

It is far too easy to discover complacency in mediocrity. Success is rooted in extreme ambition, implanted by divine guidance, and is achieved long before others are able to see it. Surprise them all, but you know this…you are already there.

~ Carl Henegan

Very often, what is meant to be a stepping stone turns out to be a slab of wet cement that will harden around your foot if you do not take the next step soon enough.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they're not.  Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things.  I can easily reach from A to B.  I can manage from B to C. I can then make it from C to D.  And so eventually, I will find my way from A to Z.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Who told these people with dreams, goals and ambitions they could take time off?

~ Darnell Lamont Walker

Your problem is in thinking the sky's the limit. Why set limits?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

There are two types of people in this world- those who pull out of bed each morning at the thought of breakfast and those who are driven by ambition. The former succeed in satisfying hunger pangs and the latter accomplish their life goals.

~ Roopleen

We all have goals and dreams. Say them aloud to yourself, if they don’t sound slightly impossible then they aren’t set high enough.

~ Noel Dejesus

Knowing the path through the forest doesn't make the trip any less daunting. Knowing the steps to your dreams doesn't make the climb any less of a challenge.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Keep your standards even when everyone around you is losing theirs.

~ Habeeb Akande

The real achievers are those who, in the dreary pit of sacrifice, still smile up at the goal.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

...ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know...

~ John Geddes

Your Heart's Desire is the Voice of God, and that Voice must be obeyed sooner or later.

~ Emmet Fox

Everyone has their own calling, but not everyone is looking for the phone, or either they missed the call, or just not answered it.

~ Anthony Liccione

A part of me genuinely wanted to be the worst because I was so sick of everyone fighting to be the best.

~ Criss Jami

I will be all that I am capable of being.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

~ Neal Shusterman

So long as the man with ambition is a failure, the world will tell him to let go of his ideal; but when his ambition is realized, the world will praise him for the persistence and the determination that he manifested during his dark hours, and everybody will point to his life as an example for coming generations. This is invariably the rule. Therefore pay no attention to what the world says when you are down. Be determined to get up, to reach the highest goal you have in view, and you will.

~ Christian D. Larson

For what is more lovable than failure?

~ Mervyn Peake

When one dream dies we replace it with another.

~ Oli Anderson

The greatness of the enterprise does not always ensure success, but at least ensures glory.

~ Gertrudis Gómez De Avellaneda

Relax your fears, let your ambition take the wheel for a while; it'll take you somewhere exciting that you've never been.

~ Noel Dejesus

If you scared, say you scared, and if not then push yourself off of that wall and step into the darkness. That's where success is, get up out of that comfort zone, you'll be surprised what you can achieve!

~ Noel Dejesus

Ambition can form an impenetrable barrier for those who fail to acknowledge what they already are.

~ Bryant Mcgill

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

~ George S. Patton Jr.

The successes and failures of yesterday are gone, today is a new day.

~ Noel Dejesus

Predictions of failure have never stopped those whose ambitions are driven by their unwavering vision.

~ Nabil N. Jamal

Failure is the ultimate motivator, the supreme teacher, and the definitive guarantee of life. Failure is what makes success so addictive.

~ Noel Dejesus