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Walter White2 quotes
Jesse, you asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business. Neither. I'm in the empire business. — Walter White · 2012Smoking marijuana, eating Cheetos, and masturbating do not constitute "plans" in my book. — Walter White · 2009William Shakespeare2 quotes
Virtue is choked with foul ambition. — William Shakespeare · 1594Lowliness is young ambition’s ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But, when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. — William Shakespeare · 1599Edmund Burke1 quote
Ambition can creep as well as soar. — Edmund Burke · 1797Jack Donaghy1 quote
I like when a woman has ambition. It's like seeing a dog wearing clothes. — Jack Donaghy · 2007Jane Wagner1 quote
I've always wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific. — Jane Wagner · 1985Learned Hand1 quote
The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action. — Learned Hand · 1893Lelaina Pierce1 quote
I was really going to be something by the age of 23. — Lelaina Pierce · 1994Lin-Manuel Miranda1 quote
I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I am not throwing away my shot. — Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2015Samuel Johnson1 quote
Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place. — Samuel Johnson · 1771Tony Montana1 quote
Okay, here's the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that's okay. I know the street, and I'm making all the right connections. With the right woman, there's no stopping me. I could go right to the top. — Tony Montana · 1983