ambition

01. His greatest [ambition] is to play in a symphony orchestra.

02. He will never amount to anything in life because he lacks the [ambition] to work hard.

03. She is a very [ambitious] person, and will do anything to achieve success.

04. If Apple Computers had planned their strategy a bit more [ambitiously], they might have been able to capture the share of the market now held by Microsoft.

05. The young boy had secret [ambitions] of becoming an astronaut.

06. He will never get far in life for the simple reason that while he is very intelligent, he has absolutely no [ambition].

07. Chen has started an [ambitious] project to build 6 large shopping complexes in the country over the next two years.

08. Someone once said that women who seek equality with men lack [ambition].

09. Doug and Mike both have the same qualifications, but Mike has gone a lot further because he simply has more [ambition].

10. John has very [ambitious] plans to make this part of our state a major bicycle tourism destination in North America.

11. Reggae star Bob Marley once stated, "Me only have one [ambition], you know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all."

12. A Chadian proverb states that a man with too much [ambition] cannot sleep in peace.

13. A Chinese proverb suggests that he who opens his heart for [ambition], closes it for the rest.

14. A Hungarian proverb says that when [ambition] ends, happiness begins.

15. In 1995, the government of China approved an [ambitious] five-year plan promising an end to poverty in the country.

16. A Hindu swami once noted that [ambition] to earn fame in the world, to gain some position of authority over men, to lead a luxurious life can never ensure mental peace.