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“He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.”

Fall Loss Position Higher Ambition Raises My Ambition Blinded

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“We are in the position of the man who has only two ambitions in life. One is to invent the universal solvent which will dissolve any solid substance, and the second is to invent the universal container which will hold any liquid. Whatever this inventor does, he will be frustrated.”

Men Doe Two Position He Man Ambition Universal Substance Frustrated Inventor Liquid Containers Life Ambition

Book:The human use of human beings: cybernetics and society

Source: The human use of human beings: cybernetics and society

“How do you whip up resentment against absentee landlords and pocketers of bribes when the highest ambition of the people is either to become the former or be in a position to receive the latter?”

People Position Ambition Highest Former Latter Resentment Whips Bribe Landlord

Book:Stand on Zanzibar

Source: Stand on Zanzibar

“Erasmus dramatizes a well-established political position: that of the fool who claims license to criticize all and sundry without reprisal, since his madness defines him as not fully a person and therefore not a political being with political desires and ambitions. The Praise of Folly, therefore sketches the possibility of a position for the critic of the scene of political rivalry, a position not simply impartial between the rivals but also, by self-definition, off the stage of rivalry altogether.”

Wells Persons Self Political Desire Stage Possibility Position Fool Scene Ambition Claims Madness Praise Critics Definitions Folly Criticize License Rivals Rivalry Reprisal Erasmus

Author:J. M. Coetzee

“Who needs a dream? Who needs ambition? Who'd be the fool in my position? Once I had dreams, now they're obsessions. Hopes became needs, lovers possessions. Then they move in, oh so discretely. Slowly at first, smiling too sweetly. I opened doors, they walked right through them. Called me their friend, I hardly knew them... Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Times have been good, fast, entertaining. But what's the point if I'm concealing not only love, all other feeling.”

Ifs Needs Firsts Has Beens Feelings Dream Moving Doors Position Fool Lovers Ambition Possession Complaining Obsession Entertaining Only Love I Had A Dream Concealing Need Love Opened Doors

Author:Tim Rice

“One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.”

“Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It's a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person.”

People Persons Has Beens Opportunity Mistake Position Huge Pride Cost Ambition Acknowledge Engaged Throwing Ambitious Respectful Hiring Wrong Person Opportunity Cost

Author:Ivanka Trump

“Sometimes you can accept an important post, on condition that it really puts you in a position to help women. Unfortunately, women who have important posts very often adopt masculine standards-power, ambition, personal success - and cut themselves off from other women.”

Important Sometimes Helping Accepting Cutting Conditions Position Ambition Standards Posts Masculine Personal Success

Author:Simone de Beauvoir

“Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.”

Men Work Position Office Ambition Climbing Hiking Posture My Ambition

Author:A. C. Benson

“My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel.”

Writing Mind Novel Meditation Position Ambition Assuming Senses Desert Retiring Sole Contemplating Huts Lotuses Meditation Mind

Book:A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

“The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities. She will strip us of wealth, humble our pride, humiliate our ambition, let us down from the ladder of fame, will discipline us in a thousand ways, if she can develop a little character. Everything must give way to that. Wealth is nothing, position is nothing, fame is nothing, manhood is everything.”

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“To 'know your place' is a good idea in politics. That is not to say 'stay in your place' or 'hang on to your place', because ambition or boredom may dictate upward or downward mobility, but a sense of place - a feel for one's own position in the control room-is useful in gauging what you should try to do.”

Knows Feels Should Trying May Ideas Political Politics Rooms Position Ambition Boredom Good Ideas Mobility Sense Of Place

Author:William Safire