Ambition Quote by William Shakespeare

“Ambition interests me because it’s such a surefire indicator of damage.”

— Peter Morgan

“Why should some foul word-slinging curb my ambitions?”

— Veronika Carnaby

“When ambition exceeds ability, you are going to experience hardship. We have the choice to fear it or embrace it.”

— Kevin Jorgenson

“The odd thing about ambition is this: You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed.”

— Holly Black

“When ambition outstrips ability, that is always a recipe for disaster.”

— Jan Siegel

“I don't know what good ambition's ever done to anybody. It's the kind of thing that turns to dead sea fruit in your mouth.”

— Agatha Christie

“Most personalities have been obliged to be rebels. Half their strength has been wasted in friction.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Nothing is so mischievous as the apotheosis of error.”

— Francis Bacon

“Very often we are our own worst enemy as we foolishly build stumbling blocks on the path that leads to success and happiness.”

— Og Mandino

“Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgement.”

— William Howard Taft

“I suppose I'm ambitious for something in spite of the fact that most things known as success don't inspire me to try for them…

— Robert McAlmon

“But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more , you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail…

— Christopher Paolini