Ambition Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition,” he wrote. “I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no…

— Abraham Lincoln

“It is a great error to be superior to others…It is such pride as this that makes a man appear a fool, makes him…

— Yoshida Kenko

“For he was a sincere man, and in spite of his superficial airs and graces, at root a humble one. And it is always…

— Chesterton Gilbert Chesterton

“then it occurred to him that a worthy man dedicates himself not to one particular thing which attracts him, but to all tasks; and…

— James A. Michener

“This general eclipse of ambition and determination and fortitude, all of the very qualities on which I have prided myself, is ridiculous, and, I…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Character and ideals are catching. When you associate with men who aspire to the highest and best, you expose yourself to the qualities that…

— Carolyn Coats

“It was a sad truth that all the masses of men in their causes would be led by ambitious men, by power-hungry, cunningly self…

— Oakley Hall

“The sight of every man rising to the occasion generated a wave of pure love in me. A good leader is supposed to inspire…

— Sean Parnell

“In the case of everything that belongs to the realm of sentiment, religion, politics, morality, the affections, and antipathies, etc. The most eminent men…

— Gustave Le Bon

“If another man wanted me, I was valuable. I was esteemed, no matter that it wasn't self-esteem.”

— Stephanie Klein

“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and if they can't stop you, then you…

— Mahatma Gandhi