Some quotes from Quoteland.com on ambition. It's a topic that has been written about umpteen times but still attracts lots of attention and discussion. I especially like the quote by William Faulkner (the third quote) about competing with yourself rather than contemporaries or predecessors. One often forgets this important fact that one just has to try to improve on oneself and forget about all else.
"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."
-Anon.
"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings."
-William Blake
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself.
-William Faulkner
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."
-Henry Ford
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