Ambition

Famous quotes containing the word ambition:

“So far, ambition has only gotten me propped up on my elbow. When will it bring me to my feet?”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

“Who can this ambition trace,
To be each dawn perpetually journeying?”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)