Quotes about ambition-and-attitude
Matshona Dhliwayo -
Don’t aim to break the glass ceiling aim to shatter it.
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah -
Most of our problems today are not that we don’t know, but that we don’t know how to put things together with the right zeal and grit to get something noble and leave noble footprints!
Ana Claudia Antunes - Pierrot & Columbine
A place in the sun, that's what I am aiming for... and who could ever ask for more?' -Columbine to Pierrot
Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!
It is never late, pursuit your ambitions.
Chinonye J. Chidolue -
Never under-estimate your effort, no matter how little. Every effort, little or great is a step closer towards the actualisation of your dreams.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their own and usurped power from the rest of us. But they are usurpers; power belongs to every one of us. Seek it as much as possible. There is no shame in that. In fact it's a necessity. Either you have power or you are trampled to death in the stampede to get to the top
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
I think this business of good vs. evil is of no interest to the power hungry
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A hungry leopard told a fallen, panting, imploring gazelle
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
The universe runs on the principle that one who can exert the most evil on other creatures runs the show.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Life is politics, you do it or it does you
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
In politics what you see is not what you get
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Power hungry=life loving
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers of the world
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent means to take it failed simply because they weren't destined for the honor
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Powerless=lifeless.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
Can anyone maintain power without lying? It looks to me like living without breathing. Morality apart, I think some evils are part and parcel of nature and we cannot do without them. Sometimes evil is even necessary to run this evil nature.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - Pearls Of Eternity
It's unfortunate to be bitten by political ambition. The deadly disease causes a man to want to access power by all means either by sacrificing others to its altar or by sacrificing himself when he fails.
Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
You have to conquer every mountain to fulfill the dream.
Ursula K. Le Guin - The Farthest Shore
Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the hunger of your mind, to buy safety?
Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!
You have to choose your path.You have to decide what you wish to do.You are the only person that can determine your destiny.
Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!
You have to be enthusiastic enough to do what is required for achieving your dreams and goals.
Kilroy J. Oldster - Dead Toad Scrolls
A person of large dreams does not allow other people’s opinion to damper his or her zestfulness. Overcoming fear of making an irreversible, lifetime mistake is the first step of living an artistic existence.
Germany Kent -
Don't hang out with people who are:UngratefulUnhelpfulUnrulyUnkindlyUnlovingUnambitiousUnmotivatedor make you feel...Uncomfortable
Mark Twain - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
They said they would rather be outlaws a year in Sherwood Forest than President of the United States forever.
Bangambiki Habyarimana - The Great Pearl of Wisdom
You will see true character after a defeated ambition
Dwayne Johnson -
If you've ever been hungry, you can never be full.
Lailah Gifty Akita -
Your past success is a foundation into future success.
Lailah Gifty Akita -
I am fulfilling my destiny.