Quotes about Ambition

You may not accomplish every goal you set—no one does—but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly. In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you achieve, that is most important.

Shoot for the moon- and if you don't get what you want, you'll still be among the stars. By making big plans and working for them, you change. You become somebody else. So even if you fail and don't get what you planned, you're somebody else. You'll say, "That's ok, I'll go do this other terrific thing.

As long as life holds forth possibilities, NO ONE can be counted out. Go after your goals. Live your dreams.

High Standards for High Achievement.

Life can be a lot broader... when you realize one simple thing: And that is that everything around us that we call life was made up by people who were no smarter than you. And you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life. Don't live one. Build one. Find your opportunity, and always be sexy.

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

Everyone wants to be strong and self sufficient, but few are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve worthy goals.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. No merchant or tradesman would set himself to work if he did not hope to reap benefit thereby.

I feel like the same person, but I feel as if I need to work twice as much now.

Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.