Ambition Quotes

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...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant... — Alexander Hamilton
There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose mankind… — Alexander Hamilton
Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense. — Alexander Hamilton
We should try to bring to any power what we have as women. We will destroy it all if we try to imitate that absolutely… — Unknown Author
As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman. — Lynn Davies
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be… — Donald Bradman
Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign… — Alexander Hamilton
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. — James Madison
Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to… — Thomas Paine
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by… — Thomas Sowell
Our highest ambition is to be included in the stream of American life, to be permitted to "play the game" as any other American; and… — Chester Himes
No man's ambitions (have) a right to stand in the way of performing a simple act of justice. — John Peter Altgeld
Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never… — Anna Held
The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died.… — Malala Yousafzai
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. — Mark Twain
And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with the ambition of… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by a whiff of arrogance. — Alistair Cooke
Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker. — Bobby Jones
Ambition beats genius 99% of the time — Jay Leno
Wake up, dream, have the ambition to do the things you have always dreamed of, go farther than any man has ever been before, go… — Thomas Jefferson

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