Ambition makes the same mistake concerning power that avarice makes concerning wealth. She begins by accumulating power as a means to happiness,… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless… — Rob Morrow Copy Share Image
“A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
It has been my ambition, for some time, to bring the heart of the house back to life. 'Emma's Kitchen' is the… — Emma Weymouth Copy Share Image
It is the bareness of drawing that I like. The act of drawing is what locates, suggests, discovers. At times it seems… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
The natural ambition of woman is through marriage to climb up, leaning upon a man; but those days are gone. You shall… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired,… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
If you tell people your ambitions, they usually laugh at you. When I told my girlfriends when I was 12 that I… — Helen Reddy Copy Share Image
I'm probably never going to be satisfied with anything we do. I think there's always the possibility of doing better. And I'd… — Steve Case Copy Share Image
“We will therefore turn to the less ambitious question of what men themselves show by their behavior to be the purpose and… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
The source of each accordant strain Lies deeper than the Poet's brain. First from the people's heart must spring The passions which… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
I think I've always been ambitious. It just looks different on me. You know, I have friends who are actresses who go… — Jessica Pare Copy Share Image
Be very ambitious! The only way to achieve your ultimate goal helps you overcome potential obstacles that might get in the way.… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
I think that anyone who likes writing views 'The New Yorker' as the, you know, pinnacle of the publishing world. If you… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
“All that time she had worked in the acquisition of Power. All that time she had been ruled by ambition. All those… — Thea Harrison Copy Share Image
History by apprising them [the people] of the past will enable them to judge of the future. . . . It will… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Ambition is a funny thing. It’s like being a Trekkie in that if you admit to it, those around you are mock… — Christy Leigh Stewart Copy Share Image
Every child thrives on encouragement, but beware of forcing it. I've seen too many family relationships crumble because of excessive ambition on… — Paige Spiranac Copy Share Image
“Level 5 leaders: ambition first and foremost for the company and concern for its success rather than for one’s own riches and… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and… — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
“I love your farm, you know I do, but this is your passion. I’m figuring out what mine is. I’m good at… — Maria Jane Copy Share Image
When you come to Paris you are at a club that has the ambition to be the best in the world, you… — Kylian Mbappe Copy Share Image
Emotionally, my ambition is not yet sated. Emotionally, I still feel like a kid at the adult's table, yearning for recognition. I'm… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
We have to try to do our best in every game with great ambition, because we must always have the right ambition.… — Antonio Conte Copy Share Image
All buoyant leaders are driven by a real ambition- that is, what is being created that didn't exist before- and one criteria… — Kevin Allen Copy Share Image
Don't be intimidated by people who try to belittle your ambitions. Most of the time they are just jealous of your success… — Robert Cheeke Copy Share Image
“A king of a kingdom no one fucking knows about! I'm the tree in the forest that silently falls--when no one is… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in… — Neil Kinnock Copy Share Image
I was going to university to study psychology and my big ambition in life was to open treatment rooms for psychotherapy. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
I never thought of breaking a record. The only ambition I had was to become the fastest century maker for India, which… — Virender Sehwag Copy Share Image
China will have the biggest aging crisis that the world has ever seen over the next generation, and this happens at a… — Howard W. French Copy Share Image
“There's nothing wrong with dreaming about accomplishing great things, as long as that desire isn't focused on one's own glory.” — Chip Ingram Copy Share Image
“If you want to live life exactly the way you want to, rather than following convention, then you’ve got to defy convention… — Neil Walker Copy Share Image
When I left Facebook, I left an enormous amount of equity on the table. I thought, 'I don't want to be a… — Chamath Palihapitiya Copy Share Image
If you fail in your endeavor, never be disheartened. It's up to you to get back on track. It's your strength which… — Anil Kumar Sinha Copy Share Image
To be the best in your field is a great ambition, and requires discipline and a huge amount of effort. The athletes… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I… — David Nevins Copy Share Image
“Professional ambition is expected of men but is optional—or worse, sometimes even a negative—for women. “She is very ambitious” is not a… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Most large mistakes in organizational design come from putting the individual ambitions of the people at the top of the organization ahead… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Before we got married, I had tremendous ambition. Once we got married and I started having children, then I just thought that… — Eydie Gorme Copy Share Image
![“History by apprising them [the people] of the past will enable them to judge of the future. . . . It will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men: it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/thomas-jefferson-43_action_history-by-apprising-them-the-people-of_1568717.jpg)
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