Quotes about Ambition

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It's true that while ambition creates fear, it also creates the story.

1.?What does the hero want? 2.?Who or what is opposing the hero getting what she wants? 3.?What will the hero's life look like if she does (or does not) get what she wants?

Once an ambition has been decided, a positive turn is an event that moves the protagonist closer to the ambition, and a negative turn moves the protagonist away from his ambition.

A story starts with a hero who wants something. And then the question becomes: Will the hero get what she wants?

The idea is that you place a gap between a character and what they want.

PERHAPS ONE OF the reasons I've avoided having a clear ambition is that second you stand up and point toward a horizon, you realize how much there is to lose. It's always been this way.

I suppose that's the point of this book. There's truth in the idea we're never going to be perfect in love but we can get close. And the closer we get, the healthier we will be. Love is not a game any of us can win, it's just a story we can live and enjoy. It's a noble ambition, then, to add a chapter to the story of love, and to make our chapter a good one.

Nothing is easy. But who wants nothing?

Carry your most important goal in your wallet.

I think when you have big dreams you attract other big dreamers.

Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.