"The very substance of the ambitious is..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
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“O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! Then with passion would I shake the world, And rouse from sleep that fell anatomy Which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice, Which scorns a modern invocation.”
“And will he not come again? And will he not come again? No, no, he is dead. Go to thy deathbed. He never will come again.”
“Love, which teacheth me that thou and I am one”
More on Ambition
“When I was young, I was so interested in baseball that my family was afraid I'd waste my life and be a pitcher. Later they were afraid I'd waste my life and be a poet. They were right.”
“Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.”
“Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. Will you prevent me from doing so for the want of 100 crowns?”
More on Dreams
“Make your life a masterpiece: Step beyond the demands of the moment and begin right now to design and live the life you deserve.”
“I've conducted the Boston Pops! Imagine that! Me! Maya Angelou! I've sang and danced at La Scala!”
“Sow a seed and the earth will yield you a flower. Dream your dream to the sky and it will bring you your beloved.”