If, however, economic ambitions are good servants, they are bad masters — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
Without cunning, there is no innovation. Without ambition, there is no accomplishment. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation. — Steve Backley Copy Share Image
Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
Play is not only our creative drive; it's a fundamental mode of learning. — David Elkind Copy Share Image
I don’t discount a magical hand of fate. I am an actor, after all, and a Shakespearian, no less. But it can’t… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver. — Kurt Busch Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
There's such a magnitude of record taking. It's so exhaustive. Bandwidth and hard drive space are able to accommodate limitless capacities to… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
I don't know where I would be without my critics & haters. I thank yall genuinely from the bottom of my heart… — Behdad Sami Copy Share Image
Everyone has things that motivate them, and I consider myself one of the most motivated players in the league. I got it… — David Lee Copy Share Image
“When you feel down and out you must reach up and out--to Spirit! Our strength will only resonate deep within your souls… — Jim Fargiano Copy Share Image
New York Taxi Rules: 1. Driver speaks no English. 2. Driver just got here two days ago from someplace like Segal. 3. Driver hates you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“There are times when I'm exercising, or times when I'm around food, and I'll think, I just can't do this today .… — Stephen Cremen Copy Share Image
“It was so strange, the way that life moved forward: the twists and the dead ends, the sudden opportunities. She supposed if… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
I routinely interview college students, mostly from top schools, and I notice that their brains are like old maps, with lots of… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
“You can die trying to get along with a disagreeable man,” she said, and I put a star beside it when I… — Debby Bull Copy Share Image
Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of 'Reason' when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
