Phoebe Philo Quotes

If you don't have that ambition you start to be sloppy and that is not what I like to be.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

If you're not passionate about what you want to do, you won't be good at it.

I don't want to just keep playing for the sake of playing. The day I realise I'm not good enough, I'll go. I want to play as long as I can - not just to make up the numbers but to play with utmost passion.

In my field, you either want to be great or you shouldn't be doing it.

People don't work as hard as I do. They don't expect the same things out of the game that I do.

I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a good athlete - doing things with all the 'ganas' I can.

There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

I actually work at my craft, and I actually want to be the best in my category, and I want to be a true actress. And a lot of people just want fame, and there's a huge difference.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

What drives me is trying to be perfect.

Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything.

I think ambition can be having something that you're good at and love to do.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

Someone will say, 'Well, that's good enough.' As soon as I hear 'Good enough,' it really bothers me. I spend as much time as I think I can on anything I do. I try to do that with the people that work with me. I try to get the best out of them.

We hire people who want to make the best things in the world.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am.

On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.

I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they're not going for the best, it kills me.

The fear of letting people down - that's the drive. Sir Alex, I think, if he was brave enough to say it, he would say the same, but in his eyes, the motivating factor is that you want to be the best.

There aren't enough people who are passionate with what they do. They're content just going through life being mediocre, being average. They don't want to thrive. They don't want to strive for greater. They're happy being where they are.

If I'm not the best D-lineman, it's not good enough for me.