Ambition Quotes

"People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do"

- Rob Siltanen

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all"

- Helen Keller

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined"

- Henry David Thoreau

"All our dreams can come true; if we have the courage to pursue them."

- Walt Disney

"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there — you must go beyond them."

- Bruce Lee

"We are currently not planning on conquering the world."

- Sergey Brin

"That is the question of the New Frontier. That is the choice our nation must make—a choice that lies not merely between two men or two parties but between the public interest and private comfort—between national greatness and national decline—between the fresh air of progress and the stale, dank atmosphere of 'normalcy'—between determined dedication and creeping mediocrity. All mankind waits upon our decision. A whole world looks to see what we will do. We cannot fail their trust; we cannot fail to try."

- John F. Kennedy

"The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity."

- Ayn Rand

"I like the impossible. There, the competition is smaller."

- Walt Disney

"If you don't build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs."

- Dhirubhai Ambani

"Darling, I want my gay rights now."

- Marsha P. Johnson

"She was starting to think that it might be fun to be in control of the universe."

- Nicki Elson

"I can’t stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection."

- Mike Schmidt

"Good is not good when better is expected."

- Vin Scully

"In America, one sure sign of success is the presence of an unnecessary waterfall in a person’s yard."

- Demetri Martin

"I need waves. I need waterfalls. I want rushing currents."

- Tahereh Mafi

"I would love for everybody in this country to run one marathon a year."

- Gary Muhrcke

"You can run 5K races until your dresser drawers overflow with T-shirts, but it is not quite the same as going to the starting line of a marathon."

- Hal Higdon

"It's a funny thing, ambition. It can take one to sublime heights or harrowing depths. And sometimes they are one and the same."

- Emily Kaldwin

"Steel wins battles. Gold wins wars."

- Davion the Dragon Knight

"All men dream - but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity... But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."

- Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

"Time passes, people move. Like a river’s flow, it never ends. A childish mind will turn to noble ambition."

- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

"All men dream – but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity… But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."

- Uncharted 3

"I am Andrew Ryan, and I’m here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? ‘No!’ says the man in Washington, ‘It belongs to the poor.’ ‘No!’ says the man in the Vatican, ‘It belongs to God.’ ‘No!’ says the man in Moscow, ‘It belongs to everyone.’ I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose… Rapture, a city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city as well."

- Bioshock

"Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."

- C. Montgomery Burns

"Dream Big"

"Just like a waterfall, let your dreams flow freely and fearlessly."

"Go with the flow, but don’t forget to chase your dreams."

"Every waterfall starts with a single drop—start small, dream big."

"Like a waterfall, let your dreams crash and cascade into reality."