Quotes by Ambition The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by attaching itself to a larger conception of what constitutes the self. Charles Horton Cooley passionambitionself To retire to the monastery, or the woods, or the sea, is to escape from the sharp suggestions that spur on ambition. Charles Horton Cooley spursambitionsea I didn't have the ambition to be a broadcaster. I was going to be a newspaper reporter the rest of my life, but that opportunity came along. Charles Kuralt newspapersambitionopportunity No right of preference exists in favor of person, property, or business. Personal claims and ambitions must yield in favor of whatever best serves the general welfare. Charles Lindbergh yieldfavorsambition Alone? Is he alone at whose right side rides Courage, with Skill within the cockpit and faith upon the left? Does solitude surround the brave when Adventure leads the way and Ambition reads the dials? Is there no company with him, for whom the air is cleft by Daring and the darkness made light by Emprise? Charles Lindbergh lightambitionadventure It seems beyond the comprehension of people that someone can be born to draw comic strips, but I think I was. My ambition from earliest memory was to produce a daily comic strip. Charles M. Schulz ambitionmemoriesthinking There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a person incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. . . . I have yet to find a person, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism. Charles R. Schwab ambitiongivingbelieve There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise. Charles R. Schwab criticismambitionpraise Ambition and thirst for power have a part but greed and greed alone is the reason for a man wanting to swell his ward. Charles Ranlett Flint greedambitionmen Lots of ambitious work by young artists ends up in a dumpster after its warehouse debut. So an unknown artist's big glass vitrine holding a rotting cow's head covered by maggots and swarms of buzzing flies may be pretty unsellable. Until the artist becomes a star. Then he can sell anything he touches . Charles Saatchi starsartistambition The ambition of much of today's literary theory seems to be to find ways to read literature without imagination. Charles Simic literary-theoryambitionimagination A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone. Charles Spurgeon true-friendambitioncharacter I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death. Charles Spurgeon faithfulambitionchristian Be realistic, demand the impossible! Che Guevara demandambitionimpossible Our highest ambition is to be included in the stream of American life, to be permitted to "play the game" as any other American; and is opposed to anything that aids in the exclusion; the face may be Africa, but the heart has the beat of Wall Street. Chester Himes wallambitionheart You can have ambition Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ambitionsuccessfulmen We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls 'You can have ambition, but not too much'. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie mutual-supportgirlambition To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job . Chin-Ning Chu ambitionjobsworld We cannot forget that we live and have been living for many years in the midst of an empire. We cannot forget that the different provinces of India are gradually coming closer to one another and a new nationality which comprises not only the different provinces but the whole of India is growing up in our midst and we cannot forget that our interests, even our selfish interests, our hopes, our ambitions are indissolubly connected with the interest of the empire. Chittaranjan Das selfishgrowing-upambition There seems to be a hypnotic quality to ambition and speed, so that you feel that you are standing still just because you want to go so fast. You might actually be getting close to your goal. Chogyam Trungpa qualityambitiongoal«1314151617181920212223»
