Ambition Quotes

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I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to… — George W. Bush
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. — Lord Byron
He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below. — Lord Byron
Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of… — David Cameron
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. — Thomas Carlyle
The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor. — Willa Cather
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. — Kyle Chandler
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations… — Cesar Chavez
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to… — Lord Chesterfield
If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. — Lord Chesterfield
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. — Winston Churchill
Ambition is a drug that makes its addicts potential madmen. — Emile M. Cioran
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in… — Carl von Clausewitz
I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end… — Nick Clegg
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Achievement results from work realizing ambition. — Adam Ant
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build. — John D. Rockefeller
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot… — Alexander Hamilton

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