Famous Ambition Quotes - Famous Quotes about Ambition
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
- Joseph Conrad
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Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
- Lao Tzu
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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
- Milan Kundera
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Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.
- Benedict Spinoza
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At the age of six years I wanted to be a chef. At the age of seven I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow at the same rate ever since
- Salvador Dalí
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But I have noticed this about ambitious men, or men in power—they fear even the slightest and least likely threat to it.
- Mary Stewart
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For me, ambition has become a dirty word. I prefer hunger. To be hungry-great. To have hopes, dreams-great.
- Johnny Depp
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It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone's disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business.
- Ron Howard
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My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel.
- Edward Abbey
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