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Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to read more
Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
Ambition never comes to an end.
Ambition never comes to an end.
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you read more
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.
I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and the confidence and the risk- read more
I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and the confidence and the risk- seeking profile that you need.
 No steps backward.
 [Lat., Vestigia nulla retrorsum.]  
 No steps backward.
 [Lat., Vestigia nulla retrorsum.] 
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
 He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested 
business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have read more 
 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.