Top 21 Quotes on Ambition and Goals (THINK BIG)

Top 21 Quotes About Ambition and Goals to Inspire You to Think Bigger

“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

Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great. - Mark Twain — Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great. – **Mark Twain**

Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. - Steve Jobs — Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. – **Steve Jobs**

Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose. - Frank Tyger — Ambition is enthusiasm with a **purpose**. – Frank Tyger

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition. - Napoleon Hill — There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition. – **Napoleon Hill**

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

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 — 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**

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. - Bill Bradley — Ambition is the path to **success**. **Persistence** is the vehicle you arrive in. – Bill Bradley

Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy. - Bryant McGill — Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without **action** is fantasy. – **Bryant McGill**

You have the patience, the strength and the passion to achieve your ambitions, your goals and your dreams. All you have to do now is try. - Candid Blog — You have the **patience**, the strength and the **passion** to achieve your ambitions, your goals and your **dreams**. All you have to do now is try. – Candid Blog

A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions. - Marcus Aurelius — A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions. – Marcus Aurelius

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 — 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**

The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition. - John D. Rockefeller — The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition. – **John D. Rockefeller**

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. - Salvador Dali — Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. – **Salvador Dali**

There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality. - Jonas Salk — There is **hope** in **dreams**, imagination, and in the **courage** of those who wish to make those **dreams** a reality. – **Jonas Salk**

Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams. - Dwayne Johnson — Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. **Hard work** never stops. Neither should your **dreams**. – **Dwayne Johnson**

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be. - Steven Brust — A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be. – Steven Brust

When your ambition is greater than your fear, your life will get bigger than your dream. - Farshad Asl — When your ambition is greater than your **fear**, your life will get bigger than your **dream**. – Farshad Asl

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. - Elvis Presley — Ambition is a **dream** with a V8 engine. – **Elvis Presley**

Ambition beats genius 99 percent of the time. - Jay Leno — Ambition beats genius 99 percent of the time. – Jay Leno

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 — 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**

Conclusion: Importance of Having Ambitions and Goals

According to Dictionary.com ambition is an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction. Whereas a goal is defined as an end to which effort is directed, by Merriam – Webster.

Ambition leads a person to find success and happiness in their lives, goals help a person take charge of their destiny.

As things are never freely given in life, one must establish concrete ideas and plans and set goals for them to be able to achieve these dreams.

A person can focus better when they have a goal set in mind. Ambition and drive help a person overcome procrastination, making it easier to take charge of one’s destiny.

Ambitions and goals make a person think big for themselves, and gives them more to strive for and attain in life. Ambition takes people out of their comfort zones, helping them to grow into more complex individuals.

Ambitions and goals are important for each individual, as these may determine one’s direction in life.

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