Quotes About Drive

Never forget the essence of your spark!

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot.

I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.

Competition sparks excellency.

Solving specific problems is what drives me. I am not interested in having a career. I never have been.

I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that.

If we think about the autism spectrum as involving a very strong drive to systemize, that can have very positive consequences for the individual and for society. The downside is that when you try to systemize certain parts of the world like people and emotions, those sorts of phenomena are less lawful and harder to systemize.

I have one speed, I have one gear: go!

I like to go full speed all the time.

I move things forward fast. Just love speed.

I kind of have one speed that I know, and that's to go as hard as I can.

I was a speed freak once. I had an Aston Martin when I first made it big and I used to take it to its limits. I once drove from Lewes to London in 45 minutes - mad.

I only know one speed.

If you're going to spend two years of your life on something, it has to matter to you; you have to be passionate about it.

There has to be something about your business that gets you excited. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have spent your precious - irreplaceable - time on it.

I grew up in an era where the perfect drive was a line drive, with quite a bit more spin.

The instinct to improve oneself materially is necessary for growth. It is at the fountain of the enterprising spirit which drives private enterprise.

I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.

People ask why I always play crazy people and free spirits. I guess it is because I like to have fun. But I am more ambitious than your average free spirit. This job is hard enough that, without drive and hard work, you will never make it work.

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

Don't sit and wait - For the world on a plate - (It's not a stroke of luck or chance) - Just draw a bead on that sucker, and drive!

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.