Ambition is a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. Inspirational ambition quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.
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Most Famous Ambition Quotes
Follow your star, it’s never too late, even if it doesn’t quite happen as you expect. Jemima Pett
Whatever you dream of, there will be fulfillment. Lailah Gifty Akita
Let your action manifest your thought, your belief and your passion. Mohammed Ali Bapir
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Walter H. Cottingham
I’d rather be partly great than entirely useless. Neal Shusterman
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

Remember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your own. Shannon A. Thompson
There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality. Jonas Salk
Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme, to be sublimely great, or to be nothing. Thomas Southerne
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. Maya Angelou
I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. Madonna
Success reveals how little ambition is worth. Marty Rubin
Grab it while you can because tomorrow could suck you dry. Nora Roberts
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. Oscar Wilde
Ambition has the power to change the fate of success Aniket S Sharma
It doesn’t matter how great your shoes are if you don’t accomplish anything in them. Martina Boone
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds. Ralph Waldo Emerson
My ambition is always is to get better and better. Leo Messi
When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire. Richelle E. Goodrich
Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live. Criss Jami
A man without ambition is like a beautiful worm–it can creep, but it cannot fly. Henry Ward Beecher
The biggest changes in a woman’s nature are brought by love; in man, by ambition Tagore
If the fire in your heart is strong enough, it will burn away any obstacles that come your way. Suzy Kassem
My belief in life is that you need only three things to get to the top- Talent, Ambition and Initiative. Ankit Patni
The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow. Aaron Lauritsen
Do what you can, but also know your limits. Don’t forget to take care of you too. Akiroq Brost
Big results require big ambitions. James Champy
Inspirational Ambition Quotes
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. Timothy Leary
When your ambition is greater than your fear, your life will get bigger than your dream. Farshad Asl
If a man does not work passionately – even furiously – at being the best in the world at what he does, he fails his talent, his destiny, and his God. George Lois
At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. Salvador Dali
Live for each second without hesitation Elton John
Beware of those who criticize you when you deserve some praise for an achievement, for it is they who secretly desire to be worshiped. Suzy Kassem
Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane. Criss Jami
Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy. Bryant McGill
Our ambitions can only be limited by our doubts. Rajesh
Some people think ‘ambition’ is a dirty word. I’m here to tell you healthy ambition is a gorgeous sight to behold. Michelle Kinsman
Anxiety is the handmaiden of contemporary ambition. Alain de Botton
Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. Steve Jobs
Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you. Roy T. Bennett
The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn’t prepared to work for. Habeeb Akande
People with ambition don’t give a damn what other people think of them. Diane Setterfield
If a person holds no ambitions in this world, he suffers unknowingly. If a person holds ambitions, he suffers knowingly, but very slowly. Alan Lightman
Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking. Edward Dahlberg
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions. David Hume
Ambition is enthusiasm with purpose. Frank Tyger
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. Bill Bradley
Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams. Dwayne Johnson
Ambition is more important than ability. P.S. Scott
It occurred to me that the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because there is always the thought that everything might be done better and again. John Green