Explore the value of Ambition

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AMBITION QUOTATIONS
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”

Salvador Dali

“Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.”

Frank Tyger

“The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.”

William Shakespeare

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

Thomas Edison

“In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

Theodore Roosevelt

“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”

Les Brown

“When your ambition is greater than your fear, your life will get bigger than your dream.”

Farshad Asl

“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.”

Hal Boyle

“It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.”

Anthony Trollope

“We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.”

Sheryl Sandberg

“Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

Mark Twain

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Your Comments
Omodu Jack-West from Nigeria DECEMBER 21, 2016
Believe in yourself else nobody will. Picture the future!

Olamide Ijaduola from Abuja, Nigeria AUGUST 28, 2014
...the best site I've come across so far

Mark A. Hill from Miami , Florida JULY 26, 2014
Believe

psionic from that one place APRIL 2, 2014
row row fight the power

Gabriela from New Jersey MARCH 7, 2014
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

The Doctor from Galafrey JANUARY 14, 2014
Without ambition, we would not be where we are today.

priyanshi from bangkok SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
very nice

anderson from col es br JULY 8, 2013
ambition yes

Diana S from 6078 APRIL 25, 2013
Amazing!

Bruce Willingham from Warner Robins, Ga MARCH 1, 2013
Ambition is the desire and discipline to reach your destiny.

Omodu Jack-West Worlu from Garden City Magazine OCTOBER 17, 2012
Life is good, but you must take along the principles that governs it.