Thoughts on ambition

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Last Updated: Feb 22, 2022, 17:03 IST1 min
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Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. —Salvador DaliSpanish artist

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When ambition ends, happiness begins. —Thomas MertonAmerican monk

A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions. —Marcus AureliusRoman emperor

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. —Oscar WildeIrish poet & playwright

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Big results require big ambitions. —HeraclitusGreek philosopher

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. —Elvis PresleyAmerican singer & actor

Ambition can creep as well as soar. —Edmund BurkeIrish statesman

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Men rise from one ambition to another: First, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. —Niccolo MachiavelliItalian diplomat

Ambition beats genius 99 percent of the time.—Jay LenoAmerican television host

Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be. —Bob DylanAmerican singer-songwriter

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Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.—Mark TwainAmerican author

The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognise the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition. —Sigmund FreudAustrian neurologist

First Published: Feb 22, 2022, 17:03

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