Ambition Quote by Douglas Coupland

“Ambition is greed without makeup.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“...it must be odd to have no ambition, not to want something more.”

— Alexander McCall Smith

“Your lack of ambition is truly remarkable.”

— John Green

“Without ambition, no goal can be met.”

— Kya Aliana

“What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“Don't mistake determination for desperation. Someone who is persistent will stop at nothing to get their way.”

— Mary Sage Nguyen

“Ambition is the undoing of men. They always want what they know to be impossible and unattainable. And they are unaware of the attainable.”

— Andrzej Sapkowski

“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

“When ambition exceeds ability, you are going to experience hardship. We have the choice to fear it or embrace it.”

— Kevin Jorgenson

“I say that ambition is absurd, and yet I remain in its thrall. It’s like being a slave all your life, then learning one…

— Tom Rachman

“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

“Desperation breeds people who are willing to do anything to get what they need.”

— Sarah J. Maas