“The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.” WantIndividualCompanyAmbitionWeaknessCrisisFinancialHarmManagersMore MoneyProvenEgotisticalFinancial Crisis Author:Dalai Lama
“Because of the financial crash, we've lost trust in these big businesses that were led by a linear ambition to reach the top by risk - and invariably led by men. And so I think all the stuff that was seen as great "behaviour" will not be in the future, which I'm really pleased about.” ThinkingMenBigsLostStuffRiskAmbitionFinancialCrashBehaviourLinearBig BusinessLost Trust Author:Mary Portas
“Let Girls Learn issue has always been personal for me. I grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago where most folks, including my parents, didn't have college degrees. But with a lot of hard work - and a lot of financial aid - I had the chance to attend Princeton and Harvard Law School, and that gave me the confidence to pursue my ambitions.” SchoolGirlParentChanceCollegeHard WorkAmbitionFinancialAidsNeighborhoodMy AmbitionLaw SchoolCollege Degree Author:Michelle Obama
“At that time when I was struggling with being successful in a financial way, people would say, "You should be very happy. Look how well you're doing financially," and I was struggling to find purpose, if you would. There's quote from Einstein that said, "Happiness and well-being are the ambitions of a pig." And I thought, "Boy, that's exactly how I feel."” PeoplePurposeBoysStruggleSuccessfulAmbitionFinancialBeing SuccessfulVery Happy Author:Les Wexner
“Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions, and financial ploys are not merely counter-productive but trivial.” KindTruthPoliticalForceSocialReligiousEvolutionAmbitionTasksNotionFinancialMeaning Of LifeProductiveDogmaMysticalDeep DownPloyReligious Dogma Book:Wild Ducks Flying Backward Source: Wild Ducks Flying Backward
“At least eighty percent of millionaires are self-made. That is, they started with nothing but ambition and energy, the same way most of us start.” WayInspirationalMadeSelfMotivationalActionEnergyAmbitionPercentFinancialEightyMillionaireSelf MadeFinancial Independence Author:Brian Tracy