632 quotes
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