Quotes about Ambition
He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.
— Herman Melville
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
— George Bernard Shaw
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
— William Faulkner
Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
— Bernice King
Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.
— Zig Ziglar
Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.
— WP Kinsella
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
— John Quincy Adams
If you are born poor it's not your mistake, But if you die poor it's your mistake.
— Bill Gates
Don't just try to find great opportunities. Find an opportunity and make it great.
— Robert Kiyosaki
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
— Ayn Rand
Ah! indeed he must not be mounted. It does not suit his ideas to be a saddle-horse. Every one has his ambition. 'Draw? Yes. Carry? No.' We must suppose that is what he said to himself.
— Victor Hugo
You can't let other people determine how far you are willing to go to reach Destiny because it's simply not their call. They don't get it, so don't worry about them!
— Bishop TD Jakes