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Jeanette Winterson

"I think we still believe that ambition is for boys."

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Amber Hurdle

"Your problem is in thinking the sky's the limit. Why set limits?"

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Amber Hurdle

"Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content."

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Amber Hurdle

"Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage."

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Amber Hurdle

"I have no spurTo prick the sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itselfAnd falls on the other."

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Amber Hurdle

"Win the dreams. Period."

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Amber Hurdle

"All I am saying is that you should begin to see greatness as something you cannot do without. Begin to see greatness as something that you cannot afford not to have."

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Amber Hurdle

"Life is full of limitless opportunities. You ought to seek them."

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Amber Hurdle

"Ambition can form an impenetrable barrier for those who fail to acknowledge what they already are."

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Amber Hurdle

"Everybody really wanna be the best. I just wanna be a bit better than them."

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Amber Hurdle

"The world was in the hands of those who had courage to dream and to realize their dreams."

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"To create a past that seemed authentic but would be a fiction, you need an invented language."
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"I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life helped."
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"Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself."
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"Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world."
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