All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Henry Ward Beecher

There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by ones own industry, or by the stupidity of others. – Jean De La Bruyere

Very few people are ambitious in the sense of having a specific image of what they want to achieve. Most peoples sights are only toward the next run, the next increment of money. – Judith M. Bardwick