Ambition Quotes

"Hitch your wagon to a star."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars."

- Les Brown

"Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams."

- Dwayne Johnson

"I've always wanted to sail around the world in a handmade boat, and I built a boat."

- Will Ferrell

"I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now."

- Michael Phelps

"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming."

- Michael Phelps

"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do."

- Michael Phelps

"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise I won't bore you."

- David Bowie

"The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do."

- Steve Jobs

"So let's set the world on fire/ We can burn brighter/ Than the sun"

- Janelle Monáe, We Are Young

"I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky like a tiger/ Defying the laws of gravity"

- Queen, Don't Stop Me Now

"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar."

- Helen Keller

"The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place."

- Helen Keller

"I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like."

- Dwayne Johnson

"Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What’s the point of being realistic? I’m going to do it. It’s done. It’s already done. The second I decide it’s done, it’s already done."

- Will Smith

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

- Amelia Earhart

"If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things."

- Elon Musk

"I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last."

- Jeannette Rankin

"I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself."

- Ferdinand Porsche

"A dream without ambition is like a car without gas… you’re not going anywhere."

- Sean Hampton

"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."

- Leonard Bernstein

"I’ve always been asked, ‘What is my favorite car?’ and I’ve always said ‘The next one.'”"

- Carroll Shelby

"I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am."

- Beyoncé

"Dream more than others think practical…Expect more than others think possible."

- Howard Schultz

"First, there's the job-where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career--where you trace your progress through various appointments and achievements. Finally, there's the calling-- the ideal blend of activity and character that makes work inseparable from life."

- Robert Bella

"As moms, we have a unique opportunity to keep changing this attitude that ambition is an ugly quality in women."

- Reese Witherspoon

"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring."

- David Bowie

"You may be ready to take on the world, but is the world ready for you? I guess we'll find out."

"Wanted and wild."

"Spontaneity is the best kind of adventure."

- Anonymous