#ambition

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#ambition #govern #i #men #office

I have a few personal ambitions for the band. ↗

— John Deacon

#few #i #personal #personal ambitions

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too. ↗

— Johnny Depp

#absolutely #ambition #away #because #choose

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#been #called #console #fortune #great

I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it. ↗

— Claire Bloom

#ambition #burning #had #i #otherwise

Somebody ought to tell him his ambition is showing. ↗

— Harry Essex

#him #his #ought #showing #somebody

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. ↗

— Bill Bradley

#arrive #path #persistence #success #vehicle

Religion is a means of exploitation employed by the strong against the weak; religion is a cloak of ambition, injustice and vice. ↗

— Georges Bizet

#ambition #cloak #employed #exploitation #injustice

Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition. ↗

— Brenda Blethyn

#maybe #retire #wanting