Quotes about ambition
ambition simplicity abuse
The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. James F. Cooper
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If any one of us has had an ambition higher than that of making money; a motive better than that of expediency; a faith warmer than that of reasoning; a love purer than that of the self; he has been slow to express it; still slower to urge it. Henry Adams
ambition men desire
No man who acts from a sense of duty ever puts the lesser duty above the greater. No man has the desire and the ability to work onhigh things, but he has also the ability to build himself a high staging. Henry David Thoreau
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My lifelong ambition has been to unite the utmost seriousness of question with the utmost lightness of form. Milan Kundera
ambition men circles
There is a kind of grandeur and respect which the meanest and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle of their friends and acquaintance. The poorest mechanic, nay, the man who lives upon common alms, gets him his set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the soul of man, might, methinks, receive a very happy turn; and, if it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. Joseph Addison
ambition men shining
It is observed by Cicero, that men of the greatest and most shining parts are most actuated by ambition.
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Content has a kindly influence on the soul of man, in respect of every being to whom he stands related. It extinguishes all murmuring, repining, and ingratitude toward that Being who has allotted us our part to act in the world. It destroys all inordinate ambition; gives sweetness to the conversation, and serenity to all the thoughts; and if it does not bring riches, it does the same thing by banishing the desire of them.
ambition men shining
To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength, to consider that she is to shine forever with new accessions of glory, and brighten to all eternity; that she will be still adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge,--carries in it something wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man.
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Why should we stunt our ambitions and impoverish our lives in order to be insulted and looked down upon in our old age? Joseph A. Schumpeter
ambition perfect world
Right now, I feel like I can take on the world. Ambition is the perfect word for where I am in my life right now. Jordin Sparks
ambition cloaks wells
Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it. Jonathan Stroud
ambition differences long
I do not know whether I will be in this place for a short or a long time. That is for others to decide. But what I do know is that I have no intention of being here for the sake of just being here. Together with my colleagues it is my intention to make a difference . Kevin Rudd
ambition thinking term
I dont even think in terms of ambition. Kevin Spacey
ambition careers focus
Its a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition.
ambition actresses six
From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do. Louise Fletcher
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You could tell then that he was an outstanding coach and a brilliant tactician. He was full of initiative and ambition and, having had an impeccable pedigree as a player, it's not a surprise that he's flourishing as a coach.
ambition love-is get-better
I didn't have that intense ambition to be a musician or an actress. I just enjoyed it. And by enjoying it, because I loved it, it enabled me to get better at what I was doing, because there was a love behind it. Lauryn Hill
ambition someday fearlessness
I loved him so much, loved his fearlessness, his strength, even the ambition that would someday take him away from me. Lisa Kleypas
ambition school training
For reasons that are both fair and foul - but mostly for fair reasons - we have come under the domain of a scientific-management system whose ambitions are endless. They want to manage every second of our lives, every expenditure that we make. And the schools are the training ground to create a population that's easy to manage. John Taylor Gatto
ambition government political
A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination. John Stuart Mill
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My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions. James Joyce
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I am not unambitious. I am just too ambitious for what you call ambitions. James Richardson
ambition ifs has-beens
If I had not had so much ambition and not tried to do so many things, I probably would have been happier, but less useful. Thomas A. Edison
ambition imagination plus
Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work.
ambition men feet
Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap. Sheryl Sandberg
ambition passion goal
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.
ambition creative enjoy-life
My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life. Natalie Massenet
ambition wish world
I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition. Tallulah Bankhead
ambition mind remember
Do you know what my ambition is in life? To be without ambition. As far back as I can remember I've been absolutely hag-ridden. I'd like to attain the state of mind that the Indians call Nirvana. That, for me, would happen if I were free of ambition.
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Marriage is like a vacuum cleaner. You stick it to your ear and it sucks out all your energy and ambition. Marlo Thomas
ambition desire made
What we have not has made us what we are. / ... / What we are not drives us to consummation. May Sarton
ambition vanity spy
There are some who become spies for money, or out of vanity and megalomania, or out of ambition, or out of a desire for thrills. But the malady of our time is of those who become spies out of idealism.
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It's an ugly thing to see ambition and to see people satisfying themselves. Matthew Weiner