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Inspirational Quotes About Ambition
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“Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.”
Writer, Moralist
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“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”
Retired Professional Ice Hockey Player
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“Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.”
Swedish Political Leader, Secretary General Of The United Nations
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“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”
Philosopher, Author, Publisher
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“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.”
Author
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“Ambition beats genius 99 percent of the time.”
Comedian, Televison Host
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“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men.”
16th U.S. President
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“Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.”
Author, Businessman
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“At twenty-five I should have worn a big red A on my chest; it would have stood for ambition, an ambition so brazen and burning that it would have reduced Hester Prynne's transgression to pale pink.”
Journalist, Novelist
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“Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.”
Naturalist, Author, Philosopher
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“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.”
Novelist
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
Author, Humorist
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“Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have not goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal. ”
Author
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“Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.”
Author, Motivational Speaker
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