Geoff Dyer Quotes

Motivations are too tangled and complex.

I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation.

The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.

It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.

It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.

The biggest motivation for me is my desire to be the best.

A lot of things drive me. What it comes down to is that I want to be the best.

There's something very beautiful and compelling about someone who has ambition and someone who knows what they want, but it can get a little frustrating at times, so I understand that. I have sympathy for that.

And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward.

I appreciate every team that wants me, and I take on every challenge.

Moving up and fighting the best keeps me hungry.

There's always competition out there. That's what makes life exciting.

Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.

There's no limit to what you can accomplish, but there's always someone one step ahead of you, so it's a constant uphill battle.

I'm very goal oriented.

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it.

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

The biggest thing I want to see is that people have the drive to succeed. If they can 'take it or leave it,' I don't do business with them. I enjoy mentoring. I like people who want to learn.

It's always been my dream to compete.

You can't learn to be ambitious and driven.