"There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition."

-- Ruth Simmons

#Ambition Quotes #Leader Quotes

“When I was in the seventh grade I did a report about the environment and the loss of species. It was supposed to be only a few pages, but ended up being nearly 50.”
“Ladies love me when I spray the mic But there aint no "I" in snuggling Aint no "U" in "Stay the night"”
“I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Baz Luhrmann Talks Strictly Ballroom". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. December 03, 2010.
“I did not like that name "world music" in the beginning. I think that African music must get more respect than to be put in a ghetto like that. We have something to give to others. When you look to how African music is built, when you understand this kind of music, you can understand that a lot of all this modern music that you are hearing in the world has similarities to African music. It's like the origin of a lot of kinds of music.”
“We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.”
“It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.”
“One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten graduation. I did, like, a Michael Jackson impersonation as, like, a five year old. I had the suit and blazer, the glove and the fedora, and I just performed a whole Michael Jackson song. I'm sure it was 'Smooth Criminal.”
“Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These memories emerge usually shortly after these children begin to talk.”

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