Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
I leave to others the sublime delights of riding in the storm, better pleased with sound sleep & a warmer berth below… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I don't have any ambitions. I am looking forward to retiring, or at least having more time. When I was young I… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long after the triumphs of Imperial Athens are gone. Dante outlived the ambitions of thirteenth century… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
After studying theatre from National School of Drama, theatre became a passion, an ambition. — Atul Kulkarni Copy Share Image
The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It has always been my ambition to die in harness with my head face down on a keyboard and my nose caught… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I had two ambitions: One was to be in The Actors Studio, and the other was to walk into a bar where… — Peter Falk Copy Share Image
A lot of people, I think, harbor some kind of ambition to write a novel - they say, 'One day I'm going… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
I just think the time and where I was brought up had a great deal to do in giving me the ambition… — Henry Mancini Copy Share Image
When performance exceeds ambition, the overlap is called success. — Cullen Hightower Copy Share Image
When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
“And yet is not mankind itself, pushing on its blind way, driven by a dream of its greatness and its power upon… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
To view space as, "Well, let's go to Mars now," or "Let's do this now," maybe we should rethink of space as… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
It is remarkable, in cats, that the outer life they reveal to their master is one of perpetual confident boredom. All they… — Robley Wilson Copy Share Image
You have this ambition to make something perfect, exactly right. Of course, necessarily, it fails in some way and you have to… — Gregory Crewdson Copy Share Image
I wanted it to be as readable as possible. I had the ambition of reaching a broader audience. — Adrian Tomine Copy Share Image
Doesn't matter whether the dream is big or small, what matters is your will to acheive them — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the… — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
The teacher not only shapes the expectations and ambitions of her pupils, but she also influences their attitudes toward their future and… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
I don't want anyone to feel they can't achieve their ambitions if they are dyslexic. — Mollie King Copy Share Image
I really believe in work, work, work so my standards are very high for those people without ambition. — Paolo di Canio Copy Share Image
“An unavoidable side effect of ambition is to be gnawed by ambition anxiety about whether you’re going to succeed. You’re bound to… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
I never thought of breaking a record. The only ambition I had was to become the fastest century maker for India, which… — Virender Sehwag Copy Share Image
What we have, what we wish we had - ambitions fulfilled, ambitions disappointed, investments won, investments lost, elections won, elections lost -… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I… — David Nevins Copy Share Image
To appear unambitious amongst the ambitious is to invite loathing or fear. To be in the game, but not playing with intent… — Josephine Hart Copy Share Image
Stop wishing & start doing! Your lack of effort won't affect a true hustlers ambition. Perseverance through adversity is key. — Behdad Sami Copy Share Image
The others in the dorm thought I wanted to be a writer, because I was always alone with a book, but I… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Ah, the truth, what a thing it is! I sacrifice so much for it, with people: I forego, for truth's sake, discretion,… — Marvin L. Cohen Copy Share Image
Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies. — John Irving Copy Share Image
We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state but we see that most natures are insolvent, cannot… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Starting point for any achievement is desire, Desire propels innovation. Innovation ignites passion & passion fuels to make your dream a reality. — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“I am an ambitious writer – I don’t see the point of being anything, no, not anything at all, if you have… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Blood Brothers! I've always wanted to play Linda and when I'm old enough, Mrs. Johnston. I would love it if Cameron Mackintosh… — Francesca Jackson Copy Share Image