Quotes about ambition
ambition humanity battle
In battling against untouchability, and in dedicating myself to that battle, I have no less an ambition than to see a full regeneration of humanity. Mahatma Gandhi
ambition government people
A constitution founded on these principles introduces knowledge among the people, and inspires them with a conscious dignity becoming freemen; a general emulation takes place, which causes good humor, sociability, good manners, and good morals to be general. That elevation of sentiment inspired by such a government, makes the common people brave and enterprising. That ambition which is inspired by it makes them sober, industrious, and frugal. John Adams
ambition intellectual fields
Ambition is the subtlest beast of the intellectual and moral field. It is wonderfully adroit in concealing itself from its owner.
ambition office revolution
Elections to office, which are the great objects of ambition, I look at with terror!
ambition men presidential
A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to inflame his ambition.
ambition emotional order
For a woman ... to explore and express the fullness of her sexuality, her ambitions, her emotional and intellectual capacities, her social duties, her tender virtues, would entail who knows what risks and who knows what truly revolutionary alteration to the social conditions that demean and constrain her. Or she may go on trying to fit herself into the order of the world and thereby consign herself forever to the bondage of some stereotype of normal femininity - a perversion, if you will. Louise J. Kaplan
ambition visionaries serving-god
The visionary who is serving God ceases to live for personal ambitions, but rather for God's ambitions. George Barna
ambition simple government
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of. James Madison
ambition way principles
This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to encourage legislators to subordinate ambition to principle. James L. Buckley
ambition work-out guy
I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with. Joe Rogan
ambition persistence skills
With some basic skills, ambition and persistence, then there is little limit to what you can achieve, and by trying you can often surprise yourself. Joe Gold
ambition writing reality
My great joy is to give form to reality. Music is a great release, a great enjoyment to me. Eventually I'd like to write something of great importance. That's my ambition-to write something worthwhile. Jim Morrison
ambition trying together
In terms of putting the cast together, no problems. You know, the only problem always is just price-point. Our ambitions as we get older, all of us, is to try and do more. Eric Fellner
ambition presidential disease
Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid . John McCain
ambition men risk
Going after anything worthwile in life entailed risk, of course. A man of ambition and courage didn't let that stop or delay him. A man accepted the dangers, the element of chance. If he didn't, he won nothing. John Jakes
ambition childhood want
Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies. John Irving
ambition would-be kind
It would be difficult to have any unfulfilled ambitions because I don't have any ambitions. I've never been that kind of performer. John Hurt
ambition thinking president
To want to become the President is, I think, such a bizarre ambition that it is automatically deranging. John Hodgman
ambition capitalize energy freshmen glue keeping learning trying whatever year
The first part was getting all of the freshmen and sophomores out this year and then keeping them out. For whatever reason, we've had the glue that has been keeping them together. We're trying to capitalize on that energy and ambition and they're learning a lot.
ambition writing blood
To write rhythmic prose one must go deep into oneself and find the anonymous and multiple rhythm of the blood. Prose needs to be built like a cathedral. There, one is truly without a name, without ambition, without help; on scaffoldings, alone with one's consciousness. Rainer Maria Rilke
ambition saws hunger
Because there was a hunger in me to see everything and do everything. I wanted to be everyone I saw. I wasn't enough for me. Can you understand that? Sidney Sheldon
ambition deeds doers
I on the other side Us'd no ambition to commend my deeds; The deeds themselves, though mute, spoke loud the doer. John Milton
ambition thinking faults
Whatever you think of Facebook, you cannot fault it for lack of ambition. Joe Greene
ambition musical awakened
The experience awakened 'my tremendous musical ambition, which has never subsided to this day. Georg Solti
ambition men people
I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on. Geoffrey Boycott
ambition long done
When you're in your 20s, your 30s, even, you have - at least, I had - vast ambitions, and you sit around mooning about these things, and you're depressed, because you haven't done them. And it takes you a long time to come to the realization that if you can't be John Updike, well, then, you can't. Garrison Keillor
ambition world should
It is always my endeavour however in making a picture that it should be without a companion in the world. At least such should be a painters ambition. John Constable
ambition thinking people
I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to the customer what the ambition of their restaurant is. Not only the typeface and the design, but what is it printed on? Is it cheap-looking? Is it the right kind of paper for that restaurant? Joe Bastianich
ambition mean insane
I guess part of my ambivalence about pursuing music as well as acting is that acting is already one of the most difficult careers to create for yourself, I must be insane to embark on creating two careers in two of the most difficult fields. But I have really different ambitions with music; I just want to stay in love with music. I want it to continue to be a means of expression for me that feels like it's mine, and something that feels community-based. Lola Kirke
ambition people joy
I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn't been born. Lucy Maud Montgomery
ambition self anxiety
We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self denial, anxiety and discouragement.
ambition eye valleys
If it's IN you to climb you must -- there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills -- they can't breathe properly in the valleys.
ambition dust my-ambition
I must get out all my ambitions and dust them.