Ambition Quote by Saul Leiter

“I have a deep-seated distrust and even contempt for people who are driven by ambition to conquer the world … those who cannot control themselves and produce vast amounts of crap that no one cares about. I find it unattractive. I like the Zen artists: they’d do some work, and then they’d stop for a while.”

Saul Leiter

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Ambition Amount Artist Care Conquer Conquer the world Contempt Crap Distrust Driven No one cares People Produce Unattractive World

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