But heady altruistic ambitions can at times, get ahead of reality.
Women of color who persisted in STEM engaged more often with peers to discuss course content, joined STEM-related student organizations, participated in undergraduate research programs, had altruistic ambitions, attended private colleges, and attended schools with a thriving community of STEM students.
Many of my clients are building businesses because they want to fulfil not only their own career ambitions, but altruistic ambitions too.
We excluded job titles that may be seen as suggesting altruistic tendencies, significant ambition, high salary prospects or high intelligence; these last three have been shown to make men more attractive [ 36].
A consistent failing of Team Obama has been its disingenuous spin; a government by altruistic sound bites masking their personal ambitions.
An adamant believer that when we help others, we also help ourselves, Stone supports a new way of doing business with a higher level of ambition, and a better, more altruistic way to measure success.
The Gates Foundation's ambitions are not only more altruistic, but also differ from most other foundations in their scope, which includes eradicating disease and poverty in developing countries.Mr Gates says he is "awed" by the generosity of Mr Buffett, an old friend and bridge partner.
When they found such a player in their legendary source "Deep Throat" -- later revealed as deputy FBI director Mark Felt -- they seemed blind to the reality that Felt wasn't motivated by an altruistic loyalty to the nation or the truth but by blind career ambition and petty revenge.
It's not clear that Ávilawas providing help out of a purely altruistic impulse, however he's a member of president Enrique Peña Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party PRII) and is considered by some to have presidential ambitions himself.
