Ambition: An eager or strong desire to achieve something
“The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.” William Shakespeare
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“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.” Louisa May Alcott
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“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” Bill Bradley
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“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” Mark Twain
“Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.” Buddha
Synonyms: aim, aspiration, desire, dream, end, enterprise, goal, hope, intent, mark, objective, purpose, target, wish, design, direction, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, scheme, target, where one is heading, thirst, urge, voracity, will, yearning
2 comments:
These quotes make me think of another that says that success is 95% persistence and 5% talent (totally paraphrasing). These are all inspiring, but I think Twain's is my fave. All about encouragement = "But the really great make you believe that you too can become great."
I'm quite the quote collector. :)
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