I have always been ambitious, no doubt about that. I always felt like I had to reach the dizzy heights of fame and success or whatever the heights are of a number of given professions I have dabbled in, to prove myself, "Stripper of the year" a bafta or whatever, for me it was by creating something interesting and entertaining or moving, but not by compromising the thing I was creating, that thing had to reach those heights, I guess it's about being accepted and loved a bit or a lot.
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Stella Vine blog, 2006-03-11
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On ambition and creative drive.Stella Vine
"Name one practical, down-to-earth effect of spirituality," said the skeptic who was ready for an argument.
"Here's one," said the Master. "When someone offends you, you can raise your spirits to heights where offenses cannot reach."Anthony de Mello
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.
Jascha Heifetz
In order to reach some heights, I don’t lower them: I raise them higher.
Antonio Porchia
A boy in his teens! What did I know about death? This is a problem for Irish writers — our literary forebears are enormous. They stand behind us like Easter Island statues, and we keep trying to measure up to them, leaping towards heights we can't possibly reach. I suppose that's a good thing, but it makes for a painful early life for the writer. Anyway, hunched there over my Aunt Sadie's Remington, I was starting to learn how to write. Now, fifty years later, I'm still learning.
John Banville
Driving away fear, breaking the bonds of servitude,
Rooting out ignoble thoughts raised the nation,
That it may reach lofty heights in the world,
The immortal poet who conquered Time!Subramanya Bharathi
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