Sentence examples for strove for success from inspiring English sources

Mr. Washington's story is the more interesting, in part because of the unusual toughness with which he overcame childhood adversity and strove for success.

"… for the true entrepreneur, striving for success isn't business.

Seb is very driven and strives for success.

The picture is a string of obvious ideas about art, ambition, and striving for success.

In Reggie Rock Bythewood's HBO film, two African-Americans strive for success in television.

"I honestly think I'm the kind of person that is driven by fear of failure rather than striving for success," Mr. Noto told Wharton magazine in 2009.

One "stepped eagerly into her new future," another is "poised to seize the widening opportunities," a third was "nurtured by a family that strived for success".

Hard-nosed hedge funders and investment bankers have been moved by this exhortation to strive for success and make the most of every opportunity.

The mainstream fantasy -- sex, drugs, hard-core partying -- usually trumps the more tedious reality of musicians striving for success but often becoming trapped by it.

And Francesca Harper, formerly with Ballett Frankfurt, will present her new multimedia "Fragile Stone Theory," which explores the dilemma of striving for success despite an unresolved past.

"This asks, 'What does it really take to make it?' and 'Is the American Dream still alive?' " Mr. Weiss said, adding that while the show is a comedy, the characters strain against their ideals as they strive for success.