“Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride.”
“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground”
“Clear skin, a manicure, a couple dead zombies, and then fame!”
“You have ambition, Tané. Never apologise for that.”
“When people throw stones at you, don t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.”
“لا أدري لماذا حياتي صعبة هكذا. هل يحصل هذا معي لأن لدي حلمًا؟”
“Self-reliance and self-learning are your greatest assets.”
“Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing... the rest will follow.”
“Ambition is not everything. No. Not everything, but it s something. Something important, if you ask me.”
“This is a woman whose belly is filled with pride. She has been eating nothing but her own ambition for nearly thirty years.”
“The mayor was the most dangerous of individuals. He possessed, in equal amounts, unhealthy doses of charm and ambition. He was a driven opportunist.”
“Oh, it s delightful to have ambitions. I m so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that s the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”
“A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.”
“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.”
“We have advantages. We have a cushion to fall back on. This is abundance. A luxury of place and time. Something rare and wonderful. It s almost historically unprecedented. We must do extraordinary things. We have to. It would be absurd not to.”
“I know what I want. I will pursue it with all heart.”
“You shouldn t do that, said Laura. You could set yourself on fire.”