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My mother turned 40 in 1973. So in 1970 - when 'The Female Eunuch' came out and Ms. magazine was founded - my mom was 37 with two children, and she was just that little bit too old, and the circumstances of her life were set up in a certain way that for her to fulfill her ambitions and dreams, she would have had to break with the family.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Ambition Bit Break Came Certain Certain Way Children Circumstances Dreams Family Female Founded Fulfill Had Her Just Life Little Little Bit Magazine Mom Mother Old Out Set She Too Turned Two Up Way Were Would Ms

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For me, the ages between 9 and 12 were great because it was before you wore any masks, and you had some autonomy in the world. You had some freedom, and you felt you had unlimited ambition. It's when you thought, 'I'm going to write plays. I'm going to be president. I'm going to do this; I'm going to do that.' And then it all falls apart.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Ages Ambition Any Apart Autonomy Because Before Between Falls Felt Freedom Going Great Had Masks Me Plays President Some Then Thought Unlimited Were Wore World Write You

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To Than Shwe, a kingdom in return for the eternal soul is just the right egregious trade-off. Than Shwe is a general who carries the light of unbounded ambition.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Ambition Carries Eternal General Just Kingdom Light Return Right Soul Than Trade-Off Who

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I grew up really into comic books, and I actually thought I was going to be a comic-book artist. That was my ambition before I realized I couldn't keep characters looking the same from panel to panel.

~Corey Stoll

Topics: Actually Ambition Artist Before Books Characters Comic Comic Books Going Grew Keep Looking Panel Realized Really Same Thought Up

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I can't sing. Definitely no ambition in that area.

~Corin Nemec

Topics: Ambition Area Definitely Sing

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We are driven by the same fears and the same loves and the same ambitions and the same desires, whatever language we speak.

~Costa Ronin

Topics: Ambition Desires Driven Fears Language Loves Same Speak Whatever

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I have no ambitions beyond being comfortable in what I do for a living - and earning a living.

~Craig Ferguson

Topics: Ambition Being Beyond Comfortable Earning Living

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The Hindu marriage may be described as the union of two families. In this union, there is no room for petty ambitions and personal ego-trips. What is involved is love for the entire family that one is marrying into.

~Dada Vaswani

Topics: Ambition Entire Families Family Hindu Involved Love Marriage Marrying May Personal Petty Room Two Union

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Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Ambition Becoming Champion Different Greatest Having Olympic Wanting Whole

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I had no ambition to go to America and be in a TV show. It's not like I've rejected something or decided that I've found something better. Your life just takes you off in strange and different directions.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: Ambition America Better Decided Different Different Directions Directions Found Go Had Just Life Like Off Rejected Show Something Strange Takes Tv Tv Show You Your

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