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Ambition never comes to an end.

Kenneth Kaunda

Statesman · Zambian · b. 1924

Never let inexperience get in the way of ambition.

Terry Josephson

Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.

Vince Poscente

Somebody ought to tell him his ambition is showing.

Harry Essex

The key is to keep improving. I'm not there yet. I know I have to keep trying to improve and keep trying to get faster.

Tyler Christopher

As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.

Romeo LeBlanc

Politician · Canadian · b. 1927

Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.

William Laud

Clergyman · English · 1573 – 1645

I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.

Ace Frehley

Musician · American · b. 1951

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

Diana Ross

Actress · American · b. 1944

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

Bob Marley

Musician · 1945 – 1981

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

Jim Carrey

Comedian · Canadian · b. 1962

Also, stick around. Don't lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.

Mark Ruffalo

Actor · American · b. 1967

I think when people talk about ambition and talking to him, it might have seemed that he wasn't ambitious.

Alan Hansen

Athlete · Scottish · b. 1955

So many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation.

John Ratzenberger

Actor · American · b. 1947

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Lawrence Welk

Musician · American · 1908 – 1992

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

Jodie Foster

Actress · American · b. 1962

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

Jessica Lange

Actress · American · b. 1949

I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.

John Hurt

Actor · British · b. 1940

We did 'Erin Brockovich,' we did 'Man on the Moon,' we did 'Living Out Loud,' but now I'm going to keep going.

Danny DeVito

Actor · American · b. 1944

Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.

Campbell Scott

Actor · American · b. 1961

The experience awakened 'my tremendous musical ambition, which has never subsided to this day.

Georg Solti

Musician · Hungarian · 1912 – 1997

It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation.

Julian Clary

Comedian · English · b. 1959

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Tommy Lasorda

Coach · American · b. 1927

I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.

Tallulah Bankhead

Actress · American · 1903 – 1968

I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation.

Lorrie Fair

Athlete · American · b. 1978

My biggest ambition is never to be bored. I'm not aggressive enough to strongly run after being an actress.

Anjelica Huston

Actress · American · b. 1951

Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.

Dan O'Brien

Athlete · American · b. 1966

If you believe in yourself anything is possible.

Miley Cyrus

Musician · American · b. 1992

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

Paul Bryant

Coach · American · 1913 – 1983

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

Gene Tunney

Athlete · American · 1897 – 1978

Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

Adriana Lima

Model · Brazilian · b. 1981

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.

Ray Charles

Musician · American · 1918 – 2004

When people don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself.

Pierce Brosnan

Actor · Irish · b. 1953

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.

Bianca Jagger

Celebrity · Nicaraguan · b. 1945

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

Roger Clemens

Athlete · American · b. 1962

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Larry Bird

Coach · American · b. 1956

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

Aaliyah

Musician · American · 1979 – 2001

My ambition is to go back to Spurs and Rangers in some capacity and give something back that they gave to me.

Graham Roberts

Actor · English · 1929 – 2004

My one ambition was to go to Broadway, and I never gave up on that dream.

David Hasselhoff

Actor · American · b. 1952

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Jim Ryun

Athlete · American · b. 1947

The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things.

Beck

Musician · American · b. 1970

The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.

Katharine Hepburn

Actress · American · 1907 – 2003

The "what should be" never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no "what should be," there is only what is.

Lenny Bruce

Comedian · American · 1925 – 1966

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

Lou Holtz

Coach · American · b. 1937

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.

Cynthia Weil

Musician · American · b. 1940

I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.

Imran Khan

Athlete · Pakistani · b. 1952

I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it.

Claire Bloom

Actress · British · b. 1931

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Frank Shorter

Athlete · American · b. 1947

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