Ambition Quotes

2147 Ambition quotes by 1378 unique authors

What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan. — Oliver Herford
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. — Napoleon Hill
Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. — Eric Hoffer
The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority… — Aldous Huxley
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity. — Muhammad Iqbal
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. — Washington Irving
Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. — Bo Jackson
The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions. — Helmut Jahn
I just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is… — Young Jeezy
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental… — Thomas Jefferson
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. — Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. — Thomas Jefferson
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every… — Samuel Johnson
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. — Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. — Joseph Joubert
My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions. — James Joyce
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. — Herbert Kaufman
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. — Helen Keller
An actor should always let humility outweigh ambition. — Anna Kendrick
I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition. — Imran Khan
A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in ten years' time and for one reader in a hundred… — Arthur Koestler
An once of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition. — Michael Korda
My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach. — Mike Krzyzewski

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