Ambition Quote by Edward Gibbon

Such events may be disbelieved or disregarded; but the charity of a bishop, Acacius of Amida, whose name might have dignified the saintly calendar,…

— Edward Gibbon

“When stumbling blocks can become stepping stones, then these stones that the builders reject can equally become chief corner stones!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly…

— Howard K. Smith

I don't subscribe to the thesis, 'Let the buyer beware,' I prefer the disregarded one that goes, 'Let the seller be honest.'

— Isaac Asimov

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

— Horace

We should be surprised that a matter that generally plays such an important part in the life of man has hitherto been almost entirely…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless... From the conclusion of this war we…

— Thomas Jefferson

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of…

— Irving Babbitt

I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it…

— Frederick Douglass

“ever since the development of the spine, the individual had become paramount, the group disregarded. Ghiselle was only following the downhill path of her…

— Tom Perrotta

If animals are no longer quite outside the moral sphere, they are still in a special section near the outer rim. Their interests are…

— Peter Singer

While thinking when sober, our success at reaching our goals by using the First Baltic Front troops, the Memel operation, it can't be disregarded,…

— Ivan Bagramyan