Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

Dreamers dream dreams and rich people create plans and build bridges to their dreams.

God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient.

Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment. Discipline comes to those with the awareness that for a kite to fly it must rise against the wind; that all good things are achieved by those who are willing to swim upstream; that drifting aimlessly through life only leads to bitterness and disappointment." And then he added: "Discipline is the foundation on which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.

You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.

Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. If it means the desire to get ahead of other people - which is what I think it does mean - then it is bad. If it means simply wanting to do a thing well, then it is good. It isn't wrong for an actor to want to act his part as well as it can possibly be acted, but the wish to have his name in bigger type than the other actors is a bad one.

The more clear you are about what you want, the more motivated and determined you will be to accomplish it.

Be passionate. If you are passionate, you will ultimately succeed.

The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.

A dream with a deadline is a goal.

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure.

Whether they be old or young, rich or poor, high or low, wise or foolish, ignorant or learned, every individual is seen to be strongly actuated by a desire to be seen, heard, talked of, approved and respected... a passion for distinction.

I tell young people to reach for the stars. And I can't think of a greater high than you could possibly get than by inventing something.

Hustle is the most important word--EVER.

One of my ambitions has been to go back to what those great authors were doing then ... to bridge that sensibility of old Victorian Gothic tales and reconstruct them in a modern way.

The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.

If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.

Everybody's trying to be the biggest, because if you're not the biggest, you don't survive.

Genius is often a short way of spelling hard work. Poverty, obscurity, struggle and ambition formed the foundation for many careers of transcendent achievement. Few marks are made in the world's history by eight-hour-day men.... Sir Joshua Reynolds had but one maxim for success: Work, work, work. Is not rigid and continuous training necessary for the making of strong athletes? Hard work is not fatal to real success. Vouloir c'est pouvoir.

No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution. Every man who gets anywhere does so because he has first firmly resolved to progress in the world and then has enough stick-to-it-tiveness to transform his resolution into reality. Without resolution, no man can win any worthwhile place among his fellow men.

Don't be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.

Stick to your dreams and determine that you're going to make them come true.

It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be.