Because what nobody ever understood is that I, too, wanted to be a somebody. But how do you go through life wanting to be a someone and not knowing how?
Nothing makes men sharper than want.
There seems to be a hypnotic quality to ambition and speed, so that you feel that you are standing still just because you want to go so fast. You might actually be getting close to your goal.
Envy's a sharper spur than pay.
Seeking is a combination of emotions people usually think of as being different: wanting something really good, looking forward to getting something really good and curiosity. Seeking gives you the energy to go after your goals.
Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.
We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of greatness.
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
