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Quotes about Ambition

In films, maybe I was lost or typecast.
- Payal Rohatgi
The deal is that I hold myself to an extremely high standard, and it's a standard that can never be... it's unattainable. But it drives me to be the very best in everything I do.
- Bill Goldberg
I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called for bad wedding gigs and I did do an off-Broadway show for about 15 months.
- Jon Gordon
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
- Maya Angelou
The biggest human temptation is... to settle for too little.
- Thomas Merton
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
- George Bernard Shaw
Wisdom is to have dreams big enough not to lose sight when we pursue them.
- Oscar Wilde
I doubt if a charging elephant, or a rhino, is as determined or hard to check as a socially ambitious mother.
- Will Rogers
Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.
- Zig Ziglar
Destiny is not for comfort seekers. Destiny is for the daring and determined who are willing to endure some discomfort, delay gratification, and go where Destiny leads.
- Bishop TD Jakes
When you live your own dream, you don't have time to be a hater.
- Bishop TD Jakes
The fact that you yearn for more doesn't mean you're ungrateful for what you have or that you're greedy. It means you have a higher calling. The yearning inside calls you.
- Bishop TD Jakes