Ambition Quote by Christina Lauren

“I suppose I'm ambitious for something in spite of the fact that most things known as success don't inspire me to try for them…

— Robert McAlmon

“Your lack of ambition is truly remarkable.”

— John Green

“Sometimes creativity is a compulsion, not an ambition.”

— Edward Norton

“Tell yourself often: I am going to tackle my aspirations head on with the passion and dedication necessary to exceed even my expectations.”

— Lorii Myers

“I hope I'll never get ambitious enough to try anything. It's so much nicer to be damned sure I could do it better than…

— Nancy Milford

“Talent helps, but it won't take you as far as ambition.”

— Paul Arden

“I am an ambitious writer – I don’t see the point of being anything, no, not anything at all, if you have no ambition…

— Jeanette Winterson

“The odd thing about ambition is this: You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed.”

— Holly Black

“True ambition is trying to paint yourself out of a corner”

— Josh Stern

“Professional ambition is expected of men but is optional—or worse, sometimes even a negative—for women. “She is very ambitious” is not a compliment in…

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Be honest with yourself; set the alarm for the time the Real You will get up, not the Ambitious You, because the Ambitious You…

— Laurie Notaro

“I don't know what good ambition's ever done to anybody. It's the kind of thing that turns to dead sea fruit in your mouth.”

— Agatha Christie