We all have ambitions in life, something that we want to achieve. We put so much time, determination, and hard work into reaching them. May these quotes about ambition give you insights that will help you acquire enough motivation and courage to succeed.
1. “Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.” – Dwayne Johnson
2. “The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn't prepared to work for.” – Habeeb Akande
3. “Achievement results from work realizing ambition.” – Adam Ant
4. “People with ambition don't give a damn what other people think of them.” – Diane Setterfield
5. “Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” – Frank Tyger
6. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
7. “Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” – Timothy Leary
8. “Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.” – Bryant H. McGill
9. “It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.” – Anthony Trollope
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10. “If you don't have ambition to be one of the best, someone will always come and take your place.” – Romelu Lukaku
11. “I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.” – Neal Shusterman
12. “Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.” – Bryant H. McGill
13. “Ambitions tend to remain undisturbed by realities.” – Frank Herbert
14. “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Ain't nowhere else in the world where you can go from driving a truck to Cadillac overnight.” – Elvis Presley
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15. “The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.” – John D. Rockefeller
16. “A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.” – Steven Brust
17. “The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan
18. “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.” – Salvador Dali
19. “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
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20. “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” – Salvador Dali
21. “We need people who dream impossible things, who maybe fail, sometimes succeed, but in any case who have that ambition.” – Emmanuel Macron
22. “The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.” – William Feather
23. “Ambition beats genius ninety nine percent of the time.” – Jay Leno
24. “Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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25. “A dream without ambition is like a car without gas. You're not going anywhere.” – Sean Hampton
26. “Work hard, take it seriously, embrace your ambition. And when you're not doing that, do something, whatever it happens to be, that taps into the part of you that makes you forget about all the rest of it.” – Ryan Holiday
27. “Big results require big ambitions.” – Heraclitus
28. “My ambition comes from my passion: finding what I love and then expanding on that.” – Miranda Kerr
29. “It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.” – Peter Thiel
30. “Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.” – Anna Held
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31. “Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.” – James Cook
32. “Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love.” – Robin S. Sharma
33. “For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call.” – Vernon Howard
34. “All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.” – Joseph Conrad
35. “It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve.” – Mo Farah
36. “We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.” – Sheryl Sandberg
37. “Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.” – Orison Swett Marden
38. “If you have got a dream and you've got ambition, then go for it. You know, unless you try, you'll never know.” – Eddie the Eagle
39. “If you have ambitions, dream of what you wish to accomplish, and then put your shoulder to the wheel and work.” – Heber J. Grant
40. “A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.” – Marcus Aurelius
41. “Ambition is a very good quality to have. Ambition and the competitive spirit go hand in hand.” – Ryan Kwanten
42. “Do what in your heart you know is right. It is easy to get caught up in your ambitions, but no job is worth not being true to yourself.” – Irene Rosenfeld
43. “When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.” – Jim Henson
44. “A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey
45. “If you spend too much time working on your weaknesses, all you end up with is a lot of strong weaknesses.” – Jack Canfield
46. “Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.” – Oscar Wilde
47. “Always make your future bigger than your past.” – Dan Sullivan
48. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
49. “Never give up. It's like breathing: Once you quit, your flame dies to let total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
50. “We remain young to the degree that our ambitions are greater than our memories.” – Dan Sullivan
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2. “The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn't prepared to work for.” – Habeeb Akande
3. “Achievement results from work realizing ambition.” – Adam Ant
4. “People with ambition don't give a damn what other people think of them.” – Diane Setterfield
5. “Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” – Frank Tyger
6. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
7. “Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” – Timothy Leary
8. “Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.” – Bryant H. McGill
9. “It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.” – Anthony Trollope
11. “I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.” – Neal Shusterman
12. “Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.” – Bryant H. McGill
13. “Ambitions tend to remain undisturbed by realities.” – Frank Herbert
14. “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Ain't nowhere else in the world where you can go from driving a truck to Cadillac overnight.” – Elvis Presley
16. “A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.” – Steven Brust
17. “The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan
18. “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.” – Salvador Dali
19. “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
21. “We need people who dream impossible things, who maybe fail, sometimes succeed, but in any case who have that ambition.” – Emmanuel Macron
22. “The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.” – William Feather
23. “Ambition beats genius ninety nine percent of the time.” – Jay Leno
24. “Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
26. “Work hard, take it seriously, embrace your ambition. And when you're not doing that, do something, whatever it happens to be, that taps into the part of you that makes you forget about all the rest of it.” – Ryan Holiday
27. “Big results require big ambitions.” – Heraclitus
28. “My ambition comes from my passion: finding what I love and then expanding on that.” – Miranda Kerr
29. “It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.” – Peter Thiel
30. “Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.” – Anna Held
More Quotes on Ambition and Dreams
31. “Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.” – James Cook
32. “Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love.” – Robin S. Sharma
33. “For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call.” – Vernon Howard
34. “All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.” – Joseph Conrad
35. “It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve.” – Mo Farah
36. “We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.” – Sheryl Sandberg
37. “Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.” – Orison Swett Marden
38. “If you have got a dream and you've got ambition, then go for it. You know, unless you try, you'll never know.” – Eddie the Eagle
39. “If you have ambitions, dream of what you wish to accomplish, and then put your shoulder to the wheel and work.” – Heber J. Grant
40. “A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.” – Marcus Aurelius
41. “Ambition is a very good quality to have. Ambition and the competitive spirit go hand in hand.” – Ryan Kwanten
42. “Do what in your heart you know is right. It is easy to get caught up in your ambitions, but no job is worth not being true to yourself.” – Irene Rosenfeld
43. “When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.” – Jim Henson
44. “A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey
45. “If you spend too much time working on your weaknesses, all you end up with is a lot of strong weaknesses.” – Jack Canfield
46. “Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.” – Oscar Wilde
47. “Always make your future bigger than your past.” – Dan Sullivan
48. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
49. “Never give up. It's like breathing: Once you quit, your flame dies to let total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
50. “We remain young to the degree that our ambitions are greater than our memories.” – Dan Sullivan
Share these Self Ambition Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.