Cicely Tyson Quotes

I'm one of those people who always needs a mountain to climb. When I get up a mountain as far as I think I'm going to get, I try to find another mountain.

It's harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.

Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.

Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.

Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

To me, life is so exciting. To me, life is always trying to beat someone in something competitive. It's kinda been my whole life.

I'm always looking for the next challenge.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

Building a better life for every child is a lot harder than becoming a world champion. Both goals take dedication and commitment.

I get more ambitious every decade, and I am more ambitious today than ever before. I still love the game - and the thrill of the chase.

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

There is no number or level of success that would make me think, 'Wow, I didn't think that was possible.'

I'm always driven to keep doing something different and better.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

You're never too old to start learning, and you're never too young to aim high and achieve great things.

I love to do something that's challenging to myself, and just to see the success, it makes me go harder and harder the next time.

I want to be one of the best.

Continuing to grow and continuing to improve is my main goal.

I'm just happy to know that no part of me thinks that I made it. Everything in me says you need to keep going, keep working.