Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5… — James C. Collins
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. — John Dryden
Once we take our eyes away from ourselves, from our interests, from our own rights, privileges, ambitions - then they will become clear to see… — Mother Teresa
If we don't start, it's certain we can't arrive. — Zig Ziglar
The only way to coast is downhill. — Zig Ziglar
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid… — Miguel de Cervantes
No matter what face he wears, Satan has one overmastering ambition, one burning desire-to dethrone the Almighty and to place himself upon the highest throne… — Adrian Rogers
All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to… — Lin Yutang
My running ambition is to keep doing it until I'm way past the point where I have any business running. Just to keep doing it… — Leroy Chiao
As our lives speed up more and more, so do our children's. We forget and thus they forget that there is nothing more important than… — Michael Gurian
Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher. Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India. — Dhirubhai Ambani
An objective is an ambition, and life without ambition is ... well, aimless wandering. — Alfred Wainwright
As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan. — Hamid Karzai
Your ambition outweighed your talent — Casey Stoner
And habits are hell's own substitute for good intentions. Habits are the ruin of ambition, of initiative , of imagination. They're the curse of marriage… — Dorothy Dunnett
Reach your ambition as high as the skies! Dream it as high as the skies! Because if you're fell, you're gonna fall among of the… — Sukarno
A lot of us first aspired to far-ranging travel and exotic adventure early in our teens; these ambitions are, in fact, adolescent in nature, which… — Tim Cahill
What is ambition but desire of greatness? And what is greatness but extent of power? — Unknown Author
Travel is as much a passion as ambition or love. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not to suffer. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now! — Tim Ferriss
Fear is a great robber of power. It paralyzes the thinking faculties, ruins spontaneity, enthusiasm, and self confidence. It has a blighting effect upon all… — Orison Swett Marden
If you imagine that once you have accomplished your ambitions you will have time to turn to the Way, you will discover that your ambitions… — Yoshida Kenko
If you believe in yourself enough and know what you want, you're gonna make it happen. — Mariah Carey
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue. — Quintilian

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