Quotes about Ambition

There is always a danger that in our asceticism we shall be tempted to imitate the sufferings of Christ. This is a pious but godless ambition, for beneath it there always lurks the notion that it is possible for us to step into Christ's shoes and suffer as he did and kill the old Adam. We are then presuming to undertake that bitter work of eternal redemption which Christ himself wrought for us. The motive of asceticism was more limited--to equip us for better service and deeper humiliation.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.

I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.

The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.

Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.

To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

All people end up somewhere in life, but few end up there on purpose.