Cate Blanchett Quotes

I didn't want to do something that was easy for me.

We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.

Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.

No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.

To be challenged means to strive. I'm almost certain that's true.

I love a challenge.

If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.

Don't tell me I can't do that. Watch me. Don't tell me I can't direct this movie. Watch me.

If you're not out there taking some risks, if you're just coasting along with your wins, then you're not really trying.

Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.

When you find your niche, you just gotta continue to be confident and thrive in it.

I like to set goals that seem impossible.

I'm always wanting to do the impossible.

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

To come up short when you reach too far is not such a bad thing rather than not to reach at all, right?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

The only way to grow is to challenge yourself.

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

If you tell people your ambitions, they usually laugh at you. When I told my girlfriends when I was 12 that I was going to Hollywood, they all laughed. And here I am!

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

You need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end. Try to do things that you're incapable of... If you think you're incapable of running a company, make that your aim... Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.

Set high standards and few limitations for yourself.