Ambition Quote by George Eliot

Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.

— Warren G. Harding

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

— James Madison

Ambition is one of the ungovernable passions of the human heart. The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.

— John Adams

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Ambition is a kind of fire that is burning within and must not be doused until you reach your goal.

— Damian Coleman

I think that "ambition" is a weird and often negatively used word.

— Tania James

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

— Thomas Otway

Ambition is a lust that's never quenched, Grows more inflated, and madder by enjoyment. - TOtway

— Anonymous

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace…

— Anonymous

Ambition is the subtlest beast of the intellectual and moral field. It is wonderfully adroit in concealing itself from its owner.

— John Adams

Ambition can be a disease, and it feeds on itself.

— Rebecca Miller