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Ambition Quotes

"There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded."
Mark Twain
"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."
Leonardo da Vinci
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high, and we miss it, but that it is too low, and we reach it."
Michelangelo
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark."
Michelangelo
"We've got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true."
Walt Disney
"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled."
Barack Obama
"There are three things, to my account, that I need each day One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase."
Matthew McConaughey
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
Vincent Van Gogh
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings."
Salvador Dali
"I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face."
Johnny Depp
"I’ve never felt particularly ambitious or driven, that’s for sure, although I like to create stuff, whether it’s a little doodle, a drawing, a small painting or a movie or a piece of music, so I suppose I’m driven by that. Everything I’ve done has felt ver"
Johnny Depp
"In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet."
Will Smith
"Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity."
Will Smith
"If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost."
Will Smith
"I don’t know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived."
Will Smith
"To sit on an idea or fail to act on a goal is not really goal-setting, but wishful thinking."
Les Brown
"When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues."
Les Brown
"You gotta be hungry!"
Les Brown
"Think big when you set your goals. Dare to think big and then set a series of smaller goals to get you there."
Les Brown