Quotes about Ambition

There's nothing wrong with dreaming about accomplishing great things, as long as that desire isn't focused on one's own glory.

Old age teaches you in a very unkind way that things won't necessarily get better. Not in this life. In fact, you can pretty much count on things degenerating. Being content is not a lack of ambition. It's being able to rest and relax and know that your worth doesn't come from what others think of you or even what you think of you.

Being content is not a lack of ambition. It's being able to rest and relax and know your worth doesn't come from what others think of you or even what you think of you.

Thinking I'd be in politics just wasn't something I'd thought of as a younger woman. There just weren't a lot of role models there.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.

I don't really care about capitalizing on momentum.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

You need to have something to motivate you, something to give you an edge.

If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.

I remember in Indonesia, there was this actor in a film that got pretty big internationally, and he went to Hollywood. Seeing an Indonesian guy doing that when I was 13 or 14, it really motivated me.

I stay motivated no matter what.

Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.