Ambitious Quotes

500 quotes by 417 authors

The ambitious climb high and perilous stairs, and never care how to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up their fear of a… — Thomas Adams
I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy… — Larry Page
Do all the other things, the ambitious things-travel, get rich, get famous, innovate, lead, fall in love, make and lose fortunes...but as you do, to… — George Saunders
What great changes have not been ambitious? — Melinda Gates
If one introspects and says with humility of heart: "I do not yet know the truth, but I have to find it" , then in… — Nirmala Srivastava
We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't. — Bear Bryant
If you are ambitious of climbing up to the difficult, and in a manner inaccessible, summit of the Temple of Fame, your surest way is… — Miguel de Cervantes
The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble. — Chip Conley
You really have to be ambitious and have that drive to really become well known and successful as a standup. — Kevin Nealon
I have always been ambitious about getting a U.S. role, and if ever there is some frustration, it is still encouraging to get close to… — Unknown Author
Being obsessed by goals is bad for you. You should set goals, even ambitious goals, regularly. But focus on them only to the extent that… — Srikumar Rao
If I was ambitious in my career, then I would have moved to the United States and given it a good go at films. — Keeley Hawes
I was a really good student. I was nerdy and ambitious. I was involved with every large theater production at my school. — Sara Canning
I am too ambitious to get into a relationship. — Mona Singh
I am very, very competitive and ambitious. I would definitely fight hard for a role I believed in. — Edward Furlong
It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great… — Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
The America that I think most Americans would want, most economists on the right or left would want, is one in which a smart, ambitious,… — Adam Davidson
Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey. — Italo Calvino
I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic and… — Erin O'Connor
At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too ambitious… — Andre Previn

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