Overly Ambitious Quotes

A proud heart and a lofty mountain are never fruitful.

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

The maxim ‘Nothing avails but perfection’ may be spelled shorter: ‘Paralysis.’

I am way too competitive! I get so crazy that I don't even care.

Setting goals can blind you to opportunities. You might be trying to get to point C. When opportunity B comes, you don't even look at it because you're going straight to C.

Perfection, to me, means you spend much too much time trying to be perfect.

The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

I take laser tag incredibly seriously. I am an extremely competitive person - most likely a little over the top at times, but that's just who I am.

Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.

I didn't want to bash young people. I don't want to bash a kid for dreaming or wanting something or being slightly ambitious - that's not the problem. The actual problem is with the culture surrounding him.

I admit I get psycho-competitive.