ambition Quotes

I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.

There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me

It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others.

Nowadays, for the sake of the advantage which is to be gained from the public revenues and from office, men want to be always in office.

One can aim at honor both as one ought, and more than one ought, and less than one ought. He whose craving for honor is excessive is said to be ambitious, and he who is deficient in this respect unambitious;... ...

They - Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things - and that means having exalted notions. They... ...

Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.

Politicians never truly rest because they are always aiming for something beyond just political life itself, like power, fame, or happiness.

People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life.

Our problem is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.