Alissa Quart Quotes

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on.

Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.

It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.

It's seen as dirty to be ambitious. What if U2 weren't ambitious? We wouldn't have that gift we have from them.

You're gifted to do something.

It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.

If you are talented, you can really do anything. And if your heart is at the right place and you have the passion for it, you can go for it and do it.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.

Ambition is the Subtlest Beast of the Intellectual and Moral Field. It is wonderfully adroit in concealing itself from its owner.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

Everybody wants to be great at something.

Desire is the first thing a modern dancer should have. Skill can be developed. But if you don't have desire as a modern dancer, forget it.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

I tend to be a lazy actress, unless I'm pushed.

I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.