Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition! — Daniel Boone
In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. — Bill Bradley
Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant… — Robert Burton
A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be. — Steven Brust
The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his… — Jean de la Bruyere
I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. — Pearl S. Buck
This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to… — James L. Buckley
Ambition can creep as well as soar. — Edmund Burke
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase… — Fanny Burney
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe… — Louisa May Alcott
The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves. — Robert Burton
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll… — Alan Alda
Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child. — Tim Burton
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions… — George W. Bush
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

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