Dinaw Mengestu Quotes

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.

Real change happens when you feel genuinely inspired, turned on by possibility and unwilling to settle for anything less.

The key to my motivation has always been to look at how far I had still to go rather than how far I had come.

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

I always had the energy to learn new things and achieve more.

I read an article in Forbes entitled 'Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal,' and it really inspired me and helped me get to where I am today. Now everything is completely different - but I'm still not satisfied.

Michael [Marcus] taught me one thing that was incredibly important... He taught me that you could make a million dollars. He showed me that if you applied yourself, great things could happen. It is very easy to miss the point that you really can do it.

When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up.

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

To get hwat you want out of life, all you really need to do is be honest about it, don't be afraid to go for it, and have fun while you do it -- and you'll eventually get it.

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

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

I was compiling a list in my head titled 'Reasons to Get Up: You Don't Have to Leave, but You Can't Pee Here.

I've lived a life which has been pretty much full up with ambition, ideas, stimulus, creativity, some negativity which I try and avoid.

Dreams and goals keep us young and interested in life.

Run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.

If one felt successful, there'd be so little incentive to be successful.

The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.

It is not enough to merely exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to live and support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good parent.' That's all very well. But you must do something more.

Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend.

Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.

First tell yourself what you want to be, then do what you need to do.

Do your best, and be a little better than you are.

Dream big, my friend, and never give up. We all make mistakes, but none of us are mistakes. Take one day at a time. Embrace the positive attitudes, perspectives, principles and truths I share, and you, too, will overcome.

If you want to soar like an eagle in life, you can't be flocking with the turkeys.