“A man without ambition is like a bird without wings”
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist
Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/10/14/wings/
“A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.”
Source: The Paths of the Dead: Book One of the Viscount of Adrilankha (2003) https://vtmolo.com/quotes-about-ambition/ (vtmolo)]
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