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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. – Ambrose Bierce

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Big results require big ambitions. – James Champy

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