#ambition

Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition. ↗

— Adam Smith

#ambition #desire #directing #great #instrument

It's okay to have personal ambitions, but you have to take someone with you. ↗

— Roger Staubach

#personal #personal ambitions #someone #take #you

If a man wants his dreams to come true he must wake up. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#inspirational-quotes #motivational #dreams

Time is the only critic without ambition. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#critic #only #time #without

Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who fight not for human ambition, or human praise, but for the honour of our Saviour, and the salvation of men. ↗

— John Strachan

#among #band #boldly #christ #combat

My craziest ambition is to take John Madden's job and salary. ↗

— Michael Strahan

#craziest #job #john #madden #salary

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#fallen #her #large #little #may

Where there are large powers with little ambition, nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#fallen #her #large #little #may

The man of petty ambition if invited to dinner will be eager to be set next his host. ↗

— Theophrastus

#dinner #eager #his #host #invited

I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#down #had #i #i do #i wish