80+ English Quotes about Ambition

  1. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
  2. “Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain
  3. “Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” – Frank Tyger
  4. “A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions.” – Marcus Aurelius
  5. “The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.” – William Shakespeare
  6. “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” – Elvis Presley
  7. “It’s not a question of who is going to let me; it’s a question of who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
  8. “Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.” – Thomas Dunn English
  9. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  10. “Big results require big ambitions.” – Heraclitus
  11. “The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
  12. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
  13. “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” – James Madison
  14. “The greatest men sometimes overshoot themselves, but then their very mistakes are so many lessons of instruction.” – Tom Browne
  15. “Ambition can creep as well as soar.” – Edmund Burke
  16. “Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.” – Abraham Lincoln
  17. “Ambition is not a vice of little people.” – Michel de Montaigne
  18. “You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.” – William Henry Hudson
  19. “A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself.” – Marcus Aurelius
  20. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
  21. “Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.” – Baltasar Gracian
  22. “Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  23. “Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” – Herbert Kaufman
  24. “Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.” – Susan Sontag
  25. “I learned that ambition leads to politics more often than it does to competence.” – Robert Greene
  26. “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” – Maya Angelou
  27. “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” – Salvador Dali
  28. “Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy
  29. “Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping.” – Jonathan Swift
  30. “To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our nature, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.” – Walter Scott
  31. “The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn’t prepared to work for.” – Habeeb Akande
  32. “Ambition is the last refuge of failure.” – Oscar Wilde
  33. “There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.” – Loretta Young
  34. “Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.” – Lao Tzu
  35. “Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.” – Buddha
  36. “The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
  37. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
  38. “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.” – William Shakespeare
  39. “With ambition one can achieve anything.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  40. “Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – William Eardley IV
  41. “Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.” – Thomas Otway
  42. “My ambition is handicapped by laziness.” – Charles Bukowski
  43. “Ambition is a dream with a V6 engine.” – Jamie Foxx
  44. “Ambition is the steam that drives men forward on the road to success. Only the engine under full steam can make the grade.” – Maxi Foreman
  45. “Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” – Frank Tyger
  46. “Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.” – Shakti Gawain
  47. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
  48. “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” – Elvis Presley
  49. “It’s not a question of who is going to let me; it’s a question of who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
  50. “Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.” – Thomas Dunn English
  51. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  52. “Big results require big ambitions.” – Heraclitus
  53. “The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
  54. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
  55. “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” – James Madison
  56. “The greatest men sometimes overshoot themselves, but then their very mistakes are so many lessons of instruction.” – Tom Browne
  57. “Ambition can creep as well as soar.” – Edmund Burke
  58. “Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.” – Abraham Lincoln
  59. “Ambition is not a vice of little people.” – Michel de Montaigne
  60. “You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.” – William Henry Hudson
  61. “A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself.” – Marcus Aurelius
  62. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
  63. “Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.” – Baltasar Gracian
  64. “Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  65. “Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” – Herbert Kaufman
  66. “Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.” – Susan Sontag
  67. “I learned that ambition leads to politics more often than it does to competence.” – Robert Greene
  68. “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” – Maya Angelou
  69. “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” – Salvador Dali
  70. “Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy
  71. “Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping.” – Jonathan Swift
  72. “To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our nature, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.” – Walter Scott
  73. “The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn’t prepared to work for.” – Habeeb Akande
  74. “Ambition is the last refuge of failure.” – Oscar Wilde
  75. “There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.” – Loretta Young
  76. “Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.” – Lao Tzu
  77. “Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.” – Buddha
  78. “The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
  79. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
  80. “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.” – William Shakespeare
  81. “With ambition one can achieve anything.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  82. “Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – William Eardley IV
  83. “Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.” – Thomas Otway
  84. “My ambition is handicapped by laziness.” – Charles Bukowski
  85. “Ambition is a dream with a V6 engine.” – Jamie Foxx
  86. “Ambition is the steam that drives men forward on the road to success. Only the engine under full steam can make the grade.” – Maxi Foreman
  87. “Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” – Frank Tyger
  88. “Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.” – Shakti Gawain
  89. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
  90. “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” – Elvis Presley
  91. “It’s not a question of who is going to let me; it’s a question of who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
  92. “Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.” – Thomas Dunn English
  93. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  94. “Big results require big ambitions.” – Heraclitus
  95. “The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
  96. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
  97. “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” – James Madison
  98. “The greatest men sometimes overshoot themselves, but then their very mistakes are so many lessons of instruction.” – Tom Browne
  99. “Ambition can creep as well as soar.” – Edmund Burke
  100. “Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.” – Abraham Lincoln