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“Ambitious men spend their youth in rendering themselves worthy of patronage; it is their great mistake. While the foolish creatures are laying in stores of knowledge and energy, so that they shall not sink under the weight of responsible posts that recede from them, schemers come and go who are wealthy in words and destitute of ideas, astonish the ignorant, and creep into the confidence of those who have a little knowledge.”

Source: The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin

“... no young colored person in the United States today can truthfully offer as an excuse for lack of ambition or aspiration that members of his race have accomplished so little, he is discouraged from attempting anything himself. For there is scarcely a field of human endeavor which colored people have been allowed to enter in which there is not at least one worthy representative.”

Source: A Colored Woman in a White World

“At a tender age, I commandeered half a quire of foolscap from my father's desk and sat down to write a book. ...I had observed onprinted fly leaves the words "By the author of, etc." ...So under the title of my prospective work I wrote: By the author of "Les Miserables," "The Woman in White," "Dombey and Son," "Tom Brown's Schooldays" and "Our Life in the Highlands," the last-named being an opus of good Queen Victoria. I had not read all these works but they existed on our bookshelves, and I hoped to produce something worthy of comparison.”

Writing Book Age Lasts Father White Half Our Lives Produce Son Ambition Worthy Titles Queens Sat Brown Etc Comparison Toms Desks Victoria Bookshelves

Author:Rheta Childe Dorr

“Ambitions for self may be quite modest. . . . Ambitions for God, however, if they are to be worthy, can never be modest. There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God. How can we ever be content that he should acquire just a little more honour in the world? No. Once we are clear that God is King, then we long to see him crowned with glory and honour, and accorded his true place, which is the supreme place. We become ambitious for the spread of his kingdom and righteousness everywhere.”

Ifs World Should May Littles Long Self Clear Kings Ambition Glory Spread Worthy Supreme Kingdoms Acquire Righteousness Cherish Honour Ambitious Modest Inappropriate

Author:John Stott

“I believe we are most likely to succeed when ambition is focused on noble and worthy purposes and outcomes rather than on goals set out of selfishness.”

Believe Purpose I Believe Goal Succeed Ambition Worthy Focused Noble Selfishness Outcomes

Book:Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success

Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success

“I know nothing more worthy of a man's ambition than that his son be the best of men.”

Knows Men Son Ambition Worthy Being The Best Best Of Me

Author:Plato

“I actually think, when you're young, ambitions are somewhat common - you want to prove yourself. It may grow out of different life experiences. You may want to prove that you are worthy of the admiration of the demanding father. You may want to prove that you are worthy of the love of an absent father.”

Thinking Want May Different Young Father Grows Common Prove Ambition Worthy Admiration Life Experience Absent Different Life Proving Yourself

Author:Barack Obama

“You may want to prove that you're worthy of other kids or neighbors who were wealthier than you and teased you. You may want to prove that you're worthy of high expectations. But I do think that there is a youthful ambition that very much has to do with making your mark in the world. And I think that cuts across the experiences of a lot of people who end up achieving something significant in their field.”

People Thinking World Want May Ends Kids Cutting Achieve Fields Prove Ambition Expectations Mark Worthy Neighbor Significant High Expectations

Author:Barack Obama

“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.”

Men Said I Can Motivational Honesty Ambition Fellows Worthy Every Man Esteem Being True Peculiar Fellow Man My Ambition Rendering

Book:Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

Source: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

“By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition.”

Hard Ambition Workers Worthy Hungry Being The Best Admission Sorting Hogwarts Hard Worker Great Ambition Power Hungry Gryffindor Hufflepuff

Author:J. K. Rowling

“There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are. Our prevailing passions are ambition and interest.”

May Government Spirit Choices Passion Interest Mankind Honest Human Nature Ambition Errors Worthy Motive Prevailing

Book:The Works of Alexander Hamilton

Source: The Works of Alexander Hamilton