Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

There was reason for STILLMAN'S EXTREME SECRECY. HE WAS PREPARING TO EXTEND THE CITY BANK'S POWER OVER THE EARTH AND FULLY RECOGNIZED THAT THIS AMBITION… — George B. Cortelyou
The comfort zone is always the most desirable place to be. But in settling for comfort, there is a price to pay and it comes… — Simon Barnes
Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed… — Ethan Coen
Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically , the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically , it is the erosion of… — Ayn Rand
Ambition is exhausting. It makes you friends with people for the wrong reasons, just like drugs. — Carrie Fisher
Ambition is a very dangerous thing because either you achieve it and your life ends prematurely, or you don't, in which case your life is… — Jeremy Clarkson
I met, not long ago, a young man who aspired to become a novelist. Knowing that I was in the profession, he asked me to… — Aldous Huxley
Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Misgovernment is of four kinds, often in combination. They are: 1) tyranny or oppression, of which history provides so many well-known examples that they do… — Barbara Tuchman
In the heart of every lawyer, worthy of the name, there burns a deep ambition so to bear himself that the profession may be stronger… — John W. Davis
There are only two things that can destroy a healthy [hu]man: love trouble, ambition, and financial catastrophe. And that's already three things, and there are… — Peter Altenberg
I really don’t feel exclusiveMy ambition instead, perhaps because of my peasant-worker background, is to look at the world with others, not as an aristocratic intellectual. — Unknown Author
Ambition and thirst for power have a part but greed and greed alone is the reason for a man wanting to swell his ward. — Unknown Author
I have lost the consolation of faith/ though not the ambition to worship — Forrest Gander
We are men without ambition, and all we want is to be left alone, in peace so that we can try and be happy. So… — Upamanyu Chatterjee
In my fantasies, I was always caught up in heroic struggles, and I saw myself saving lives, sacrificing myself for others. I had far loftier… — Irene Gut Opdyke
Laziness is the road to progress, but only when it is allied to intelligent thought and high ambition. — Richard Koch
I don't have that same ambition I had when I was younger. — Mike Tice
Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him… — John George Nicolay
Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings. — Anthony de Mello
You must bring every particle of your energy, unanswerable resolution, your best efforts, your persistent industry to your task or the best will not come… — Orison Swett Marden
A person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip a genius in society, if that person has focused goals. — Brian Tracy
I always sang and I always wrote...it's just having that ambition. You really can't let go of your dreams. — Mariah Carey
To be a catalyst is the ambition most appropriate for those who see the world as being in constant change, and who, without thinking that… — Theodore Zeldin
When you absolutely believe in yourself and your ability to succeed, nothing will stop you. — Brian Tracy

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