Ambition Quotes
"I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame."
-- By Zadie Smith
-- By Zadie Smith
I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
Quotes to Explore
- Ambition
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- Anything
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- Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily …
- I think I know a thing or two about the way people love, but I …
- We wanted to write songs that we really like that incorporate everything. It seems a …
- I can't add. I don't understand basic science. Or anything else. But I can read …
- Why limit yourself? I feel like I can do anything.
- Book
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- I noticed in America that if you write a book of any kind, you're made …
- I just love comic books. I've always loved comic book art, and I just think …
- If people call my book an actor's memoir I will be very upset. I can't …
- I'm so grateful to everyone who has bought a copy of 'Girl Online.' I love …
- Obviously there's a lot more to a TV show than just a book... I think …
- Competition
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- The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither …
- It seems always to have been difficult to have been a New York Philharmonic conductor …
- Golf is not my priority. I would hope people see me as a Christian man …
- Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair …
- To me, the more dialogue amongst creative types, the better. It keeps people on their …