Ambition Quote by Lewis Carroll

Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with, and then the different branches of arithmetic...Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. -The Mock Turtle

— Alice In Wonderland

“More humans should acquire the quality of the turtle. He makes more progress only when he sticks his neck out.”

— Mitch Kynock

“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.”

— James Bryant Conant

“And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, Is king of the Mud. That is all he can see. And the turtles of course...…

— Dr. Seuss

“The next day, a dead turtle was left on my doorstep as a warning. I couldn’t figure out as a warning for what, and…

— John Swartzwelder

“there was less of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed, and more of the self-absorbed…

— Emily Bronte

“Even if a horse comes down from kings and queens but lacks heart, he can't outrun a three-year-old turtle.”

— Fred Grove

“It was not a reckless manner, the manner in which he said these words aloud under the fast-sailing clouds, nor was it more expressive…

— Charles Dickens

“The turtle moves.”

— Terry Pratchett

“His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression than that of imbecility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and…

— David Edmonds

“What would it be like to be a turtle inside a shell hit by hailstones?”

— Naomi Shihab Nye

“Well, I only wish you may all not have your throats slit by Uygurs," Riley said in deep pessimism, giving up, after he had…

— Naomi Novik