Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. — Winston Churchill
Ambition is a drug that makes its addicts potential madmen. — Emile M. Cioran
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in… — Carl von Clausewitz
I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end… — Nick Clegg
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Achievement results from work realizing ambition. — Adam Ant
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build. — John D. Rockefeller
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot… — Alexander Hamilton
...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

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