“I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.” WayTryingChallengesJourneyAmbitionDiscoverySurpriseMy AmbitionChallenging Myself Author:David Morrissey
“Too many people want the fruit of Paul's ministry without paying the price that Paul paid. He died. He died to everything. He died daily He was crucified with Christ ... I challenge you to pray this prayer: 'Lord, be ruthless with me in revealing my selfish ambition and my lack of willingness to die to myself.' I guarantee that He will answer your prayer - and quickly.” PeopleWantDiesChristChallengesPrayerAnswersLordPrayingAmbitionDiedPaidFruitSelfishGuaranteesWillingnessMissionaryMinistryRevealingOur PrayersRuthlessGuarantees ThatSelfish Ambition Author:Floyd McClung
“I'm not against ambition and reach, but if you can say it in four lines, why waste your time saying it in more? Challenge the world by all means, but it's bad for your poetry to take steroids.” IfsWorldMeanChallengesLinesFourWasteAmbitionSteroid Author:Michael Longley
“But the moment you turn a corner you see another straight stretch ahead and there comes some further challenge to your ambition.” MomentsTurnsChallengesAmbitionPerseveranceCornersPersistenceStay StrongPerseverance And Determination Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“The difference between this film [Your highness] and Pineapple Express was pretty much in the logistics of the technical ambition of the movie, and the size and scope of the movie. Pineapple Express was a great success, and that was something that we wanted to capitalize on, but we wanted this movie to be bigger, more adventuresome, bring a bigger audience to the movie, and challenge ourselves to do something new.” WantedFilmChallengesDifferencesAudienceAmbitionBiggerSizeSomething NewScopeGreat SuccessLogisticsPineapplesHighness Author:David Gordon Green
“One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.” PeopleWantBelieveIdeasCountryCharacterAmericaI BelieveInterestChallengesClearSecurityPositionAmbitionPicksLet MeAcknowledgeDisagreeNational SecurityMccainNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“While the agreement signed in Paris between 195 nations to combat climate change was historic and significant, it's still vague and lacks the ambition to truly meet the challenge. The next step is to move aggressively toward a transition to 100% clean renewable energy as quickly as possible (that means no fossil fuels, nuclear, or big hydro).” MeanStillsBigsMovingNextEnergyNationsChallengesStepsAmbitionCleanClimateClimate ChangeNuclearSignificantParisFuelAgreementTransitionCombatVagueHistoricFossilsFossil FuelNext StepsRenewable Energy Author:John B. Quigley
“I'd like them [people] to leave thinking about the challenges women face in the workforce, but more importantly to really feel the emotional highs and lows of those challenges - to have really experienced that unsettling place where ambition crosses over into something else entirely.” PeopleThinkingFeelsFacesChallengesEmotionalAmbitionLowsCrossesWorkforceHighs And Lows Author:Meera Menon
“The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come. This is a legitimate ambition for China. This is a legitimate ambition for India. And the challenge for the humanity is to evolve a world system in which the legitimate ambitions of both our countries can find constructive expression without threatening anybody else.” IdeasCountryHumanityChallengesExpressionAmbitionMajorsIndiaChinaOur CountryEvolveThreateningConstructiveEmergence Author:Manmohan Singh
“Embrace change as an opportunity to learn, to improve, to make a difference in others' lives as well as in your own. Have the courage to challenge the status quo. Remember that preparation and ambition in combination with opportunity equals success. And have fun!” RememberOpportunityFunChallengesAmbitionEmbracePreparationHaving FunMaking A DifferenceStatus Quo Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“I went to the brink many times. A couple of times I thought "I'm gone, This is it." But then you would just keep working. I think if you're close to the brink and just make sure that you work twice as hard and put twice as much effort into everything and the people around you and everything, you should come through.” PeopleIfsThinkingInspirationalShouldHardChallengesEffortGoneCoupleAmbitionManagement Author:Gerry Harvey
“I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process.” InspirationalProcessChallengesStepsHappenedAmbitionPatiencePerseverance Author:Thomas A. Edison
“I wanted to be the exception to the other kids, but in the right way. We have a lot of suffering in our part of the world, but that suffering is, in a way, a blessing. Obviously, I could not afford to go to school without a scholarship, so that meant I had to excel in order to get one.” WorldWayInspirationalKidsWantedSchoolPainSufferingOrderChallengesBlessingAmbitionExceptionRight WayScholarship Author:Talal Abu-Ghazaleh