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My one ambition was to go to Broadway, and I never gave up on that dream.

~David Hasselhoff

Topics: Ambition Broadway Dream Gave Go Never Up

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The big biography of Lincoln necessarily had to do so much with his political career, his ambitions, his accomplishments in public, with less time to spend on his private life, his inner life, and I thought this might be a way of getting at that.

~David Herbert Donald

Topics: Accomplishments Ambition Big Biography Career Getting Had His Inner Inner Life Less Less Time Life Lincoln Might Much Necessarily Political Private Private Life Public Spend Thought Time Way

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TV has a three storyline structure, but 'The Killing' takes on that structure with such ambition.

~David Hewson

Topics: Ambition Storyline Structure Takes Three Tv

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My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

~David Lee Roth

Topics: Ambition Contribution Create Further General Kind Makes Music Signature Some Sound Spirit

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I would say if you do have ambitions, don't just wait around. Go out and make yourself as well-qualified as possible so you can take that rare opportunity when it comes along.

~David Mackay

Topics: Along Ambition Around Go Just Make Opportunity Out Possible Rare Say Take Wait Would You Yourself

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I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Accidents Also Ambition Believe Bold Chaotic Connections Consequences Endless Illuminate Intentions Lazy Life Misconceptions Mystery Our Our World Revealing Unintended Unintended Consequences Wonder World I Believe I Believe That

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I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.

~David Morrissey

Topics: Always Ambition Challenging Discovery Journey Keep Like Much Myself Possible Put Surprise Try Way

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When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected.

~David Nevins

Topics: Ambition Avoid Expected Fences Hard Programming Risks Simple Storytelling Swinging Taking Taking Risks Than Try Very

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I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I think you get enormous reward from the audience. Just give them something they didn't see coming, and you get enormous points.

~David Nevins

Topics: Ambition Audience Boring Coming Enormous Game Get Give Hard Just Points Reward See Simple Something Television Them Think Very You I Think I Can Ahead

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It's not my ambition to direct lots of films. I think if I direct one film in my whole life, why rush it?

~David Thewlis

Topics: Ambition Direct Film Films Life Lots Rush Think Whole Why I Think

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