“The ambition of the spiritual traveller never wants to stop with what it has been shown save that the voices of reality call to him, "what you seek is ahead of you.” WantHas BeensWisdomRealitySpiritualVoiceAmbitionIslamicTraveller Author:Ibn Ata Allah
“If I had not had so much ambition and not tried to do so many things, I probably would have been happier, but less useful.” IfsHas BeensAmbition Author:Thomas A. Edison
“It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives.” WellsHas BeensSoulHardGeniusHeroPeriodsAmbitionSaintYour SoulCaptains Book:A Preface to Morals Source: A Preface to Morals
“My lifelong ambition has been to unite the utmost seriousness of question with the utmost lightness of form.” Has BeensFormAmbitionSeriousnessLifelongLightness Author:Milan Kundera
“The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.” MenMayLongHas BeensEyeSufferingGenerationsTearsAmbitionWipeOur GenerationGreatest Man Book:Sept. 1964-May 1949 Source: Sept. 1964-May 1949
“I have experienced the intensity of patriotism as a submarine officer, the ambitions of a competitive businessman, and the intensity of political debate. I have been sorely tempted to launch a military attack on foreigners, and have felt the frustration of having to negotiate with allies or even former enemies to reach a consensus instead of taking more decisive unilateral action.” Has BeensActionPoliticalFeltEnemyMilitaryAmbitionDebateFormerFrustrationAlliesIntensityOfficersBusinessmanTemptedConsensusForeignersSubmarinesPolitical Debates Book:The Jimmy Carter Library Source: The Jimmy Carter Library
“Because your character is always full of ambition, the news of my being locked up must have been much harder on you than it was on me. When I was arrested, it was almost a relief to know that I could now experience what you were experiencing yourself. I am so afraid that they are breaking your spirit.” KnowsHas BeensCharacterSpiritAmbitionNewsHarderReliefLockedArrestedLocked Up Author:Diet Eman