Lin-Manuel Miranda Quotes

Ambition is your inner voice that tells you you can and should strive to go beyond your circumstances or station in life.

There is no authentic goal you can set for yourself that can't be reached, no dream that can't be realized. It's just a matter of learning HOW to achieve what you want.

I heat myself up over the fact that I am never going to be as good as I want to be.

I'm constantly trying to figure out my life and what's next. I'm never satisfied with what I have.

I'm waking up to say I tried, instead of waking up to another TV guide.

Without aspirations for a better existence, you're stuck in the mud and going nowhere.

I always set myself new goals. I always want to do better than I did in the past. I always want to achieve things I never achieved before.

If people are not laughing at your dreams at least once a week, you are aiming too low!

Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I'm content with what I can do and if I'm completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. It's only when I face frustration and use it to fuel my dedication that I feel myself moving forwards.

More dreams are destroyed in bed than are ever found there.

The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.

Feeling lost? Take a dream and convert it into small goals, then start taking the steps to hit those goals.

The distance between a person's dream and their accomplishments can only be measured by their desire.

We all have great aspirations for ourselves, but if you expect yourself to change the world tomorrow, then you're going to just drown yourself in anxiety and constant feelings of inadequacy.

I'll do everything I can to reach my potential.

I had a very successful 2014, but I have got to keep aiming for bigger and better things, so the world title is my goal.

When you think what Big Country could be, I could be that guy.

I am trying to pursue excellence.

I can remember watching other Canadians make their big breakouts and saying, 'Hey Mom, when is it going to happen for me?'

We don't aim high enough with our goals. We all have more in us, and we are all capable of aiming higher.

For me, there is no limit to success.

I guess that I have nothing more to aspire for.

I just want to do as good as I can. What that is, I don't know.

I'm not happy, because I'm not at the level I want to be.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.