No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand. — Fred W. Friendly Copy Share Image
I think Ant and I were ambitious because of where we come from. Both of us are from working-class families on council… — Declan Donnelly Copy Share Image
Like pretty much every other ambitious person, I always figured I'd eventually move to New York. It is, at this point, half-dream… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power:… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
It's not precisely that I'm not ambitious. I love what I do, and I love doing it, and I love getting better… — Summer Phoenix Copy Share Image
That's what bands like Pink Floyd and bands like Rush and even the Metallica of this world have, which is long, ambitious… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
As a typically ambitious player, I did what all others of that ilk do: Everything I could do to gain advantage for… — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
It is so easy to "calibrate" -that is, given the pressures on a smaller company to redefine in less ambitious terms- that… — Kevin Allen Copy Share Image
Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
My work comes out of a deep psychological place, so it's not like I'm Object Man at home. Theoretically, I'm not against… — Tino Sehgal Copy Share Image
Honesty, good intentions and industry, you will have of course. Without these your career would soon end with the loss of your… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
[Ralph Angel] was really about figuring out the humanity aspect of the character and not really paying attention to certain things like… — Kofi Siriboe Copy Share Image
Hemans gallows ought to be the fate of all such ambitious men who would involve their country in civil wars, and all… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but...… — Rose Byrne Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious,… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
I think the difference between me and some of the other YBAs [Young British Artists] was that I was ambitious for the… — Rachel Whiteread Copy Share Image
There is plenty of ambitious competition and hypocrisy in the middle class, which makes it a rather fertile environment for a writer. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I have no interest or desire to be head of Fine Gael… I am ambitious for my country and I always said… — Lucinda Creighton Copy Share Image
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
I'm not an ambitious person. I'm very content, and I have no pending dreams. God has given me so much, and if… — Chiranjeevi Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a more Romanesque film that told a story over a long period of time - this one spans… — Christophe Honore Copy Share Image
“...ambitious intelligence [is] a force that can demolish the 'heart's reasons' — namely, a warm empathy, a considerateness toward others, a willingness,… — Robert Coles, M.D 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
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
I'm ambitious for is to not get caught 'acting'. I want to really feel the role and not let people see the… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
I had always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form... a beautiful house, beautiful man, a beautiful life… — Joan Crawford Copy Share Image
I'm extremely ambitious. I don't know why people are afraid to say that. I won't sell my soul to the devil, but… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
It's hard for women every single day; we have to be nice, but not too nice, ambitious, but not too ambitious. It… — Paige Spiranac Copy Share Image
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I'm looking for a guy who can make me laugh, who knows exactly what he wants, who's ambitious, ready to start a… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
“Starting a company has become the way for ambitious young people to do something that seems simultaneously careerist and heroic.” — Gideon Lewis-Kraus Copy Share Image
There are people who are socially ambitious. If you go back aways, the Sculls, for instance, had a lot of money and… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
The first step is crucial - keep it tiny. Do not be ambitious yet. That leads to failure. Consistency is what you’re… — Eric Barker Copy Share Image
My career is very important and I'm pretty ambitious. Marriage is not a priority, not the focus of my existence. Of course,… — Megan Gallagher Copy Share Image
We seem ambitious God's whole work to undo. ...With new diseases on ourselves we war, And with new physic, a worse engine… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I had this project called 'Ruin' in my head for six years or so. This really big, really ambitious sci-fi thing. It's… — Wes Ball Copy Share Image
Ambitious people know that everything they do and every discipline they adhere to, form the links in the chain of events that… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
You know, you don't need a leader to sort of administer something that's going very well. In fact, in one sense, an… — Louis V. Gerstner, Jr Copy Share Image
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
![“[Ralph Angel] was really about figuring out the humanity aspect of the character and not really paying attention to certain things like him being incarcerated or him being a father and showing that type of love and putting something before you, despite me not having kids in real life. He's…” quote by Kofi Siriboe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/kofi-siriboe-24373_alive_ralph-angel-was-really-about-figuring-ou_2828420.jpg)
![“I think the difference between me and some of the other YBAs [Young British Artists] was that I was ambitious for the work, and not ambitious for myself.” quote by Rachel Whiteread](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/rachel-whiteread-75565_ambitious_i-think-the-difference-between-me-and-so_1347532.jpg)
![“The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a way of compounding difficulties.” quote by Fernando J. Corbato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/fernando-j-corbato-42400_ambitious_the-general-problem-with-ambitious-syste_1719345.png)
![“...ambitious intelligence [is] a force that can demolish the 'heart's reasons' — namely, a warm empathy, a considerateness toward others, a willingness, even, to let them become one's teachers, however humble or troubled their lives.” quote by Robert Coles, M.D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/robert-coles-m-d-92080_intelligence_ambitious-intelligence-is-a-force-that-c_1986223.jpg)
