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I see myself a humble man, and I tell you I have no ambitions to be president.

~Emmerson Mnangagwa

Topics: Ambition Humble Man Myself President See Tell You I See

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Talent is always more interesting - ambition is not interesting. If you have talent, you have to find ways of expressing it, but you may not be a success in the world's terms.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Always Ambition Expressing Find Interesting May More Success Talent Terms Ways World You

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I have no interest in feeling like a trophy. Money itself has never been attractive to me; instead, I prefer ambition and integrity.

~Erin Foster

Topics: Ambition Attractive Been Feeling Instead Integrity Interest Itself Like Me Money Never No Interest Prefer Trophy

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My plan growing up was to leave home and try not to panic. I always knew that to strive to be self-sufficient was an important ambition.

~Erin O'Connor

Topics: Always Ambition Growing Growing Up Home Important Knew Leave Panic Plan Self-Sufficient Strive Try Up

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Fiction is about small ambition, small failed ambition, small disappointed hope.

~Ethan Canin

Topics: About Ambition Disappointed Failed Fiction Hope Small

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Politicians are already exaggerated. They're bigger than life in every way - their appetites, their ambitions, their personalities, their failings, their magnetism. In a sense, they're made for fiction.

~Ethan Canin

Topics: Ambition Appetites Bigger Every Exaggerated Failings Fiction Life Made Magnetism Personalities Politicians Sense Than Way

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Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Ambition Being Choose Come Design Different Doing Fortuitous Get Movies Never Opportunity Opposed Points Reasons Them Together You

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It was never an ambition to grow up and win an Academy Award, so when it happens, you go, 'Weird!'

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Academy Academy Award Ambition Award Go Grow Grow Up Happens Never Up Weird Win You

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In Russian, ambition is a bad word. It's arrogant.

~Eugene Shvidler

Topics: Ambition Arrogant Bad Russian Word

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I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.

~Eva Gabor

Topics: Ambition Been Enough Happy Life My Life Ruled Should Smart Stay

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