A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.

- Samuel Johnson

Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.

- Baltasar Gracian

Accurst ambition, how dearly I have bought you.

- John Dryden

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

- Thomas English

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

- Robert Burton

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

- Denham

One may be old in years, but not in spirit, or poor in wealth, but not in ambition

- Chinese Proverbs

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive

- Pearl Bailey

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ambition beats genius 99% of the time.

- Jay Leno

A man without ambition is like a bird without wings.

- Anonymous

Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.

- Lao Tzu

Intelligence without Ambition is a Bird Without Wings

- Salvador Dali

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

- Paul Tournier

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

- Bill Bradley

Learning to code is useful no matter what your career ambitions are.

- Arianna Huffington

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition

- Timothy Leary

Big results require big ambitions.

- Heraclitus

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

- Marcus Aurelius

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

- Oscar Wilde

A dream without Ambition is like a car without gas. You are not going anywhere.

- Sean Hampton

Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.

- Wayne Huizenga