Ambition Quote by Gretchen Rubin

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am.

— Thomas Merton

It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will…

— George Washington

When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.

— Herbie Hancock

“I am not interested in coming to a conclusion or finding the “right” answer, I’m interested in going on a lifelong journey with this…

— Ricky Maye

“To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human…

— John Lubbock

All should be taught that the highest ambition is to be happy, and to add to the well-being of others; that place and power…

— Anonymous

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my…

— Thomas Merton

You have to choose the best, every day, without compromise...guided by your own virtue and highest ambition

— Anonymous

“Unfortunately, here as elsewhere on this touching planet, imitation is the watchword and prestige the highest ambition.”

— J.D. Salinger

Our highest ambition is to be included in the stream of American life, to be permitted to "play the game" as any other American;…

— Chester Himes

“Thomas Merton, the American monk, pointed out that we may spend our whole life climbing the ladder of success, only to find when we…

— Richard Rohr

“Secularity is a way of being dependent on the responses of our milieu. The secular or false self is the self which is fabricated,…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen