Ambitious People Quotes

I come from a family of go-getters.

Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world.

We're looking for people who are working on things that seem out of reach, uncomfortably difficult.

It's not fair to look at me and my husband as a couple when it comes to work. In the lab we are colleagues. We have the same vision and we both are very ambitious. I think ambitious people find ambitious people to play with.

What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.

The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.

There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions - they lead to defeat

Men may be popular without being ambitious, but there is hardly an ambitious man who does not try to be popular.

Only nut cases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed people ran for class president.

Power calls to those who are hungry for power, and there are hungry idiots everywhere.

I believe whatever smart, ambitious people are working on will be the trend of the future. I do think that it's worth thinking critically about what the future will be.

Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

The movers and shakers have always been obsessive nuts.