Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

I see much less of an ambition gap and much more of a workplace and society that isn't allowing us to use the talent that… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
If there be no eternal life, still the enjoyment of spiritual thoughts as ideals is keener and makes a man happier, whilst the foolery of… — Swami Vivekananda
I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible once… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Don't be intimidated by people who try to belittle your ambitions. Most of the time they are just jealous of your success or determination to… — Robert Cheeke
If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling… — Laozi
The natural ambition of woman is through marriage to climb up, leaning upon a man; but those days are gone. You shall be great without… — Swami Vivekananda
I have given up the ambition to be a great scholar. I want to be more- simply a human. . . . We are not… — Albert Schweitzer
Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but… — J. Oswald Sanders
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community. The objects of… — Thomas Jefferson
The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the meantime, it… — Allyson Schwartz
The mystical techniques for achieving immortality are revealed only to those who have dissolved all ties to the gross worldly realm of duality, conflict, and… — Laozi
The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence of… — Samuel Johnson
The U.S. along with China, Japan, South Korea and Russia has an important role to play in containing North Korea's nuclear ambitions and exerting all… — Zach Wamp
A generation which has passed through the shop has absorbed standards and ambitions which are not of those of spaciousness, and cannot get away from… — Alexander Herzen
To his doctrines I owe my great and glorious ambition for the sex to which I proudly belong and whose independence I shall defend until… — Rosa Bonheur
The man of petty ambition if invited to dinner will be eager to be set next his host. — Theophrastus
The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even… — Jacques Chirac
In the future, when we get serious about executing things correctly, this thing will be very easy to do. If we find out that this… — Panayiotis Zavos
Rather than ennobling the public mind and cementing the social fabric, applied science speedily became the chief weapon of a gross individualism, which was anathema… — Russell Kirk
...ambition without pious restraint must end in failure, often involving in its ruin that beautiful reverence which solaces common men for the obscurity and poverty… — Russell Kirk
Anyone can be an entrepreneur. All it takes is a little drive and ambition. — Robert Kiyosaki
It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness.… — Rick Warren
I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family. When I was… — Albert Einstein
Many people wants to be the president...they have ambition. Just ambition is not enough. — Vitali Klitschko
Once, in a spasm of sappiness, you asked Q-Jo if she thought your dreams would ever come true. 'You aren't talking about dreams,' she corrected… — Tom Robbins

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