Aspiration Level Quotes

A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.

Our demands are very high, very great, but I want to ask every player every day to give us more.

It wasn't like I wanted to be the next Marc Andreessen, but it would be cool to be in the same place.

I've always wanted to play with great players.

In high school I had B's and C's, not too many A's, but I must have done well on that medical school test, and I must have had some charisma in the interview, so I ended up in medicine. Being a general practitioner was all I aspired to.

The benchmark of quality I go for is pretty high.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

It has always been my dream to make it as a pro.

Wanting to be a screenwriter is like wanting to be a co-pilot.

I've never been very practical or realistic - I've always felt that if a project seems easy, or even attainable, why pursue it?

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.

In college, I was teetering on the edge: Do I want to be an actor? Do I not want to be an actor? And then I saw Michael Caine in 'Alfie,' and I thought, 'Wow, that's what I want to do with my life,' even if I knew I'd never reach that level of proficiency.

It's not that I lack ambition. I am ambitious in the sense that I want to be more than I am now. But if I were truly ambitious, I think I'd already be more than I am now.

Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf Than that I may not disappoint myself, That in my action I may soar as high As I can now discern with this clear eye.

But a reader's ambition knows no bounds.

... survival is the least of my desires.

There are always going to be obstacles. I think the bigger your aspirations, the larger the obstacles.

Of course you want to coach in the Bundesliga when you move into coaching.

You have to know when you're at the top of your particular mountain, I guess. Maybe not the summit, but as high as you can go.

I had friends who ran off to become ski instructors or worked in cool bars, and I often envied them, but I know I'd quickly become bored with that kind of life. I always need to push myself.

Even if you are a small country, as we are, that doesn't prevent you from having big aspirations.