Quotes by Ambition One is defeated only when one accepts defeat. Ferdinand Foch perseverancedefeatambition A small minority in Turkey even accuses me of having political ambitions, when in fact I have been struggling with various illnesses for many years. Fethullah Gulen ambitionstruggleyears I have never had, nor will I ever have, any [political] ambitions. The only thing on which I have always set my heart is being able to gain God's good pleasure and, therefore, trying to make him known correctly and loved by humanity. Fethullah Gulen politicalambitionheart The Champions League is a big ambition and all the footballers want to play in it. It is a very important competition. Fernando Torres champions-leagueambitionplay A government by the passions of the multitude, or, no less correctly, according to the vices, and ambitions of their leaders is a democracy. Fisher Ames passiongovernmentambition But he hated to be sober. It made him conscious of the people around him, of that air of struggle, of greedy ambition, of hope more sordid than despair, of incessant passage up or down. F. Scott Fitzgerald ambitionstrugglememories Too many people want the fruit of Paul's ministry without paying the price that Paul paid. He died. He died to everything. He died daily He was crucified with Christ ... I challenge you to pray this prayer: 'Lord, be ruthless with me in revealing my selfish ambition and my lack of willingness to die to myself.' I guarantee that He will answer your prayer - and quickly. Floyd McClung selfishambitionprayer ... anybody with the brains and energy to become a teacher ought to want to become something better. Florynce Kennedy ambitionbrainteacher I was never somebody who grew up going, 'I really want to be a singer in a band,' and I never had any ambition toward anything, really. Fiona Apple bandambitionwant Aim High, Drive hard. Donald Trump aim-highaimambition I have lost the consolation of faith/ though not the ambition to worship Forrest Gander ambitionacceptanceenthusiasm As long as you're going to think anyway, think big. Donald Trump ambitionadventuresoccer Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic behaviors to advance your own personal interest, then people have every right to be cynical. But if your leadership flows first and foremost from inner character and integrity of ambition, then you can justly ask people to lend themselves to your organization and its mission. Frances Hesselbein ambitionintegritycharacter There is no place in the kingdom of heaven for a divided heart. It is in the division that love is lost; and to lose My love, My child, is to lose what cannot be regained. For a loving heart is a vessel of light and mercy. It is a receptacle into which I pour My grace. It is untarnished by avarice and indifferent to the call of worldly ambition. Frances J Roberts ambitionheartchildren Blood Brothers! I've always wanted to play Linda and when I'm old enough, Mrs. Johnston. I would love it if Cameron Mackintosh brought back Oliver! as I would love to get the chance play Nancy as well.It's also been an ambition of mine to create a role in an original cast - and in the long term I would love a career in television! So much to do... so little time!! Francesca Jackson ambitionbrotherplay Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways. Francesco Guicciardini ambitionevilway I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God. Francesco Guicciardini ambitiontogethermen The cheat ambition, eager to espouse dominion, courts it with a lying show, and shines in borrowed pomp to serve a turn. Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey shiningambitionlying The monk, the inquisitor, and the Jesuit were lords of Spain,- sovereigns of her sovereign, for they had formed the dark and narrow mind of that tyrannical recluse. They had formed the minds of her people, quenched in blood every spark of rising heresy, and given over a noble nation to a bigotry blind and inexorable as the doom of fate. Linked with pride, ambition, avarice, every passion of a rich, strong nature, potent for good and ill, it made the Spaniard of that day a scourge as dire as ever fell on man. Francis Parkman passionstrongambition The growth of New England was a result of the aggregate efforts of a busy multitude, each in his narrow circle toiling for himself, to gather competence or wealth. The expansion of New France was the achievement of a gigantic ambition striving to grasp a continent. It was a vain attempt. Francis Parkman achievementcirclesambition«2728293031323334353637»
