Quotes about Ambition

You will be what you will to be; Let failure find its false content In that poor word, environment, But spirit scorns it, and is free.

To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to, achieve.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man

You will be what you will to be;

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration:

You will rise as high as your greatest aspiration, or fall as low as your

The great man has become such by the scrupulous and unselfish attention which he has given to small duties. He has become wise and powerful by sacrificing ambition and pride in the doing of those necessary things which evoke no applause and promise no reward. He never sought greatness; he sought faithfulness, unselfishness, integrity, truth; and in finding these in the common round of small tasks and duties he unconsciously ascended to the level of greatness.

Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence. He may not, in order to succeed, give up all animality and selfishness, by any means; but a portion of it must, at least, be sacrificed. A man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor plan methodically;

If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.

If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

Money is a great asset, talent is an extraordinary asset, and courage is an exceptional asset.