People still laugh at me in politics, they think I won't make it; but I think I will, after Harold Wilson, I will be your next Chancellor to become Prime Minister.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Khan dismisses skepticism about his political future and expresses ambition to become Prime Minister.
- In plain terms
- People doubt me, but I will become Prime Minister like Harold Wilson.
- What can you take from it?
- Ambition and self belief matter despite skepticism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle skepticism?
- What drives political ambition?
Another view
Confidence alone does not guarantee political success.
More from Imran Khan
It's not a defeat that destroys you, it's being demoralised by defeat that destroys you.
Permalink to quote #3 I do not have any fears, no fear of dying, of failure, of anything; that means I am very dangerous for my opponents.
Permalink to quote #5 If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?
Permalink to quote #2
Related quotes
Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.
James A. GarfieldJames A. Garfield quote #10 I believe I was destined to become mayor of Brooklyn Park. And maybe, by fulfilling that destiny to become mayor, I sealed my destiny to become governor. I hop…
Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura quote #41 It is difficult for a statesman who still has a political future to reveal everything that he knows: and in a profession in which one is a baby at 50 and middl…
George OrwellGeorge Orwell quote #45