Quotes About Ambition

Intéressant, laissa tomber la mère. J'ai la forte impression que Philémon te sera utile dans l'avenir. Il est capable de tout, vois-tu. Il n'a pas de scrupules, aucune morale. Mon père avait un associé qui était toujours prêt à faire le sale travail : inventer des rumeurs, répandre des commérages venimeux, fomenter des différends. De tels hommes peuvent se révéler inestimables.

proudly: "I went to

Si estamos llamados al éxito, debemos ir tras él —dijo.

A man who has no fear can do anything he wants

J'étais si sûr que je pourrais bâtir la plus belle cathédrale du monde. Pourquoi ai-je cru que je pourrais faire mieux que n'importe qui ?

thought dismally. No doubt a more modest future awaited him.

The world of power and property required that a man be suspicious, demanding, and insistent.

Earl Roland had prospered in the last ten years—under Queen Isabella and, later, her son Edward III—and he wanted the world to know it, as rich and powerful men generally did. In

Bishop Waleran's words sounded again in his mind: This is what comes of your damned arrogance, Philip. The accusation cut him to the quick because he thought it might be true. He was always pushing for more, better, faster. ... In each case the result had been tragedy.... Clearly ambition was to blame. Monks did better to live a life of resignation, accepting the tribulations and setbacks of this world as lessons in patience, taught by the Almighty.

La costumbre de saltarse posiciones en la lista estaba tan extendida que la mayoría de los moscovitas creían que nadie podía llegar al primer puesto limitándose a esperar. Un

PART THREE 1566 to 1573

Los que hemos nacido pobres tenemos que valernos de artimañas para conseguir lo que queremos. Los escrúpulos son cosa de los privilegiados.

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Of offering more than what I can deliver, I have a bad habit, it is true. But I have to offer more than I can deliver, To be able to deliver what I do.

I'm accustomed to being top man. I been a bull goose catskinner for every gyppo logging operation in the Northwest and bull goose gambler all the way from Korea, was even bull goose pea weeder on that pea farm at Pendleton -- so I figure if I'm bound to be a loony, then I'm bound to be a stompdown dadgum good one.

Nobody's gonna convince me I can't do something till I try it. -- McMurphy

Hell, are you birds telling me I can't lift that dinky little gizmo?' 'My friend, I don't recall anything about psychopaths being able to move mountains in addition to their other noteworthy assets.

Boy, if you ain't a case: waiting someday to be a something to a Somebody you don't even know, yet.

Access to power must be confined to those who are not in love with it.

Who would attempt to fly with the tiny wings of a sparrow when the mighty power of an eagle has been given him

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Dreams have the power to make real what the heart desires.

Power leads to more power, no matter what your racket, and not only were they rich and influential but they were smart as hell, too.

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.