Quotes about Ambition

Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart.

No man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.

Towering genius...thirsts and burns for distinction; and, if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freemen.

Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.

Those who strive are often watched by others who will take advantage of their defeat to benefit themselves.

A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.

Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.

We will live in more beautiful, wise and humane communities when we have learnt to reorient the system of ambition, when the most driven and energetic individuals have the chance to win honour through work that taps into mankind's highest needs.

If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work, rather teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.

As for myself, I have found my perfect pattern in Jesus, who said, "The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him." I am no longer motivated by personal ambition. I have discovered a sweeter, purer motive: simply to please my Father.

A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.

No one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your life which you are refusing to surrender at his behest, some sinful passion, maybe, or some animosity, some hope, perhaps your ambition or your reason? ... How can you hope to enter into communion with him when at some point in your life you are running away from him?