Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.
Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.
I intend to live forever - so far, so good. Join the Army, meet interesting people, kill them. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.