1,853 Quotes About Ambition

He hated House members who longed only to run for the Senate, and senators who longed only to run for the presidency. He was appalled by what he felt television had done to the Senate by the mid-fifties. It had become a major launching platform for presidential campaigns. He thought television had ruined the Senate as a serious body. “All they do there is preen and comb their hair and run for President. It’s like a presidential primary over there,

...ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know...

…and they limp and halt, they’re all wrinkled, drawn, they squint to the side, can’t look you in the eyes, and always bent on duty, trudging after Ruin, maddening, blinding Ruin. But Ruin is strong and swift—She outstrips them all by far, stealing a march, leaping over the whole wide earth to bring mankind to grief.

Dream your dreams.

Everyday that I procrastinate, everyday that I sit stagnant in fear, everyday that I fail to better myself, someone else out there with the same goals and dreams as me is doing the exact opposite.

Those who seize the day become seriously rich.

A lot of people spend a lot of time chasing a lot of things that will never bring lasting happiness.

My greatest dream is always to be luckier.

Hope is embracing opportunity in the now.