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    He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested
    business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have
    undergone the trouble of really directing the administration.

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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn

by William Shakespeare Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my read more

At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

by Salvador Dali Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

by Thomas Otway Found in: Ambition Quotes, Lust Quotes,
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They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem
Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.

They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem
Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the read more

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

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Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

by Horace Walpole Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!

On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!

by Eliza Cook Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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Such joy ambition finds.

Such joy ambition finds.

by John Milton Found in: Ambition Quotes,
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No steps backward.
[Lat., Vestigia nulla retrorsum.]

No steps backward.
[Lat., Vestigia nulla retrorsum.]

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