Peter Ackroyd Quotes about Ambition

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Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward.

Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward.

Ambition, Knows, Great Ambition

"The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde". Book by Peter Ackroyd, 1983.

I don't find myself interesting as a person and the details I find boring, quite frankly. You could sum it up in a few words or sentences really: came from nothing. Self-educated. Luck. Energy. Curiosity. Ambition. That's it. Nothing at all can illuminate the work as far as I can tell.

Peter Ackroyd

Ambition, Self, Interesting

"London calling" by John O'Mahony, www.theguardian.com. July 2, 2004.

When I was a child I wanted to be Pope. My greatest disappointment is missing out on that. I also wanted to be a tap dancer but I never fulfilled that ambition either.

Peter Ackroyd

Disappointment, Children, Ambition

Peter Ackroyd Quotes about Ambition

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