I was just giving this Paul Graham essay another read while waiting for my sister to join me for dinner and found a quote I really dig:
Some people know at 16 what sort of work they’re going to do, but in most ambitious kids, ambition seems to precede anything specific to be ambitious about. They know they want to do something great. They just haven’t decided yet whether they’re going to be a rock star or a brain surgeon.
Typically, I don’t agree with a lot of Paul Graham has to say (eg, NYC owns Cambridge imo), but his quote on ambition was quite a gem. His full essay is worth a read.
