Eric Ripert Quotes

Power in itself has never attracted me, nor has position been my goal.

I like to think I am the best there is at what I do, and so I have conquered the world like Alexander. But I don't believe I am the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

I want to be a major force.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.

I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.

Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.

Decide exactly what you want to achieve. Do you want to help people, or do you want to be powerful?

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

Without any doubt, I am striving for power.

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.

There be some, that taking pleasure in contemplating their own power in the acts of conquest, which they pursue farther than their security requires

[Political] Victory is all that matters.

Son, seek out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for you.

I've always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don't wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don't.

I never had a dream of becoming anything, someone really high or a politician.

I was not driven by fame and fortune.

You want to make an impact and show what you're about.

Taking on a leadership role doesn't mean that you only have to be personally ambitious.

It doesn't matter who you are in this league: You're always trying to have a bigger role. Anybody who said they weren't trying to do that would be lying.

I have no interest in the trappings of power.

You can get a lot done when you don't care about credit. My name was not on Medicaid expansion, but it never would have happened without the work that I did. The best leaders are the ones that want results, not credit.

You have to define growth to yourself. If you ask yourself what you want, and if the answers are big, then you have to work towards it.