Ambition Quotes
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"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"There are no more worlds to conquer! Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. Such is the mindset of a true Macedonian king."
-- Alexander the Great"Our merchants and master-manufacturers complain much of the bad effects of high wages... They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition, the principle from which public and national, as well as private opulence is originally derived, is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the interest, or more properly speaking, for the ease of the masters. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer you approach to this certainty. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. A fundamental law of wealth and nations."
-- Adam Smith"Our city should be safe for all its people. Targaryen ambition collides with reality in these very words."
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Ambition quotes are concise, memorable sayings that capture timeless wisdom about ambition, drawn from philosophers, leaders, authors and thinkers across cultures and centuries.
Some of the most celebrated ambition quotes come from Game Of Thrones, House of the Dragon, among many others featured on this page.
Popular ambition quotes include: "You know nothing, Jon Snow." -- Game Of Thrones Also: "The things I do for love." -- Game Of Thrones.
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