Quotes About Drive

I would go on loan to Kettering, have a stinker, and think it's a long way to go but I believed and the drive was there for wanting to provide for my family.

For years, I've been wanting to do something that has a bit more of a dramatical drive and combine it with some action.

I have an older sister named Haley and she wanted to be an actress. So I wanted to be an actress. It's really funny the way that some people don't give kids enough credit for like really being driven, and really wanting to do things so badly.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded.

I never knew anything other than wanting to be an entrepreneur. I tried my first business when I was 6 years old, and I started another business when I was 8. I don't think I knew anything besides that.

I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.

The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential.

Look, Kate, we were just making conversation. It's a fifteen-hour drive and we made it without stopping. I was just trying to make sure that Sam didn't fall asleep." "By asking him questions about me?" "Don't read more into it than there is. We'd covered every other topic. You were the last thing we had in common." He realized his mistake too late. His poker face caved, his cheeks turned red.

You don't understand the nature of desire.

Could you sharpen it to a sword-point, let it carve the ground behind you as you run?

Children are born with varying levels of talent and intelligence, but possessing natural smarts and skills is no guarantee of success. It takes more than that: it takes work on the part of parents and teachers to cultivate these qualities, to instill in children the drive and character necessary to translate their natural gifts into extraordinary results.

Nothing ever great was achieved without enthusiasm.

A good intention clothes itself with power.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many.

You cannot burn out until you catch on fire

Passion and drive are not the same at all. Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled or obligated to do. If you know nothing about yourself, you can't tell the difference. Once you gain a modicum of self-knowledge, you can express your passion.....It's not about jumping through someone else's hoops. That's drive.

Passion pulls you. It's the sense of connection you feel when the work you do expresses who you are. Only passion will get you through the tough times.

To find a self-made man, you need a very narrow field of view.

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).

If you want something badly enough, do not give up!

but he just keeps showing up in my head, forcing me to work harder whenever I feel like quitting, forcing me to be better.