Ambition Quote by Peter Ackroyd

The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.

— Willa Cather

I don't know why I have these dreams. I've never wanted to be Pope. In fact, I have a greater affinity to Martin Luther.

— Peter Ustinov

I wanted to be a priest when I was a kid.

— Dan Savage

I wanted to be a priest when I was really young.

— Nicholas D'Agosto

I would like to be Pope if I could.

— Terry McAuliffe

I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.

— Kurt Braunohler

I wanted passionately to be a priest.

— A. N. Wilson

Anyone who wants to be pope doesn't care much for themselves, God doesn't bless them. I didn't want to be pope.

— Pope Francis

I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only…

— James McAvoy

I wanted to be a priest. I could have done that. I wanted to be a doctor. I could have done that. Circumstances didn't…

— Paul Polman

I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I was bad - I'm not very coordinated. But I always wished I could have been a…

— Gia Coppola

It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in…

— Doris Day