Quotes about Ambition
Thus, some minds for ever keep trimming boat.
— Herman Melville
Sharing the same blood with England, and yet her proved foe in two wars—not wholly inclined at bottom to forget an old grudge—intrepid, unprincipled, reckless, predatory, with boundless ambition, civilized in externals but a savage at heart, America is, or may yet be, the Paul Jones of nations. Regarded in this indicatory
— Herman Melville
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
— Abraham Lincoln
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.
— George Whitefield
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
— St. Augustine
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
— Les Brown
Follow your own star!
— Dante Alighieri
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
— Earl Nightingale
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.
— Zig Ziglar
When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.
— Myles Munroe
When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.
— John Maxwell
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
— Les Brown