Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down."

--From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Isana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?"
The lady smiled. "That's a question rarely asked here at court."
"And why is that?"
"Because a woman of conscience would tell you that she is a person of conscience. A woman of ambition would tell you that she is a person of conscience—only much more convincingly.

Jim Butcher

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I did it again. Lying guilty in a hotel room for a woman I will fail for.

J.M. August

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The most important thing for everyone in Gringolandia is to have ambition and become 'somebody,' and frankly, I don't have the least ambition to become anybody.

Frida Kahlo

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Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it.

Jonathan Stroud

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Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

Criss Jami

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The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.

Criss Jami

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Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

Criss Jami

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You can put off your dreams, your desires, your careers, your farms. You can avoid your responsibilities, obligations, promises, and sovereign rights. But any person who wants to make music, and doesn't, is a goddamned fool.

Jenna Woginrich

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You could never understand why I grind like I do
Makiyah

Nicki Minaj

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