The phrase "ambition and persistence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe qualities or traits that are important for achieving goals or success.
Example: "Her success in the competitive industry can be attributed to her ambition and persistence in overcoming challenges."
Alternatives: "drive and determination" or "tenacity and resolve".
His courtly demeanor disguises considerable ambition and persistence.
An environment in which you cannot get a job despite ability, ambition and persistence fosters anger.
They all love anything that "simply forces you to listen through its sheer ambition and persistence".
Although the "grand experiment" was flawed, Ziparo praises the ambition and persistence of the federal workers who helped advance the women's rights agenda.
Against these monolithic standards, "Soon I Will Be Invincible" can't completely measure up, but its ambition and persistence in the face of formidable odds make it an admirable addition to the genre.
Her ambition, talent, and persistence drove her to rise from a data analyst position to a top-level strategist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Langley Research Centerer in Hampton, Virginia.
All his ambition, energy and persistence were tested to the limit in the last four years when he spent most of his waking hours trying to get the Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport functional.
In fact, overconfidence is actually advantageous on average, because it boosts ambition, resolve, morale, and persistence.
To break the world land speed record requires ambition, courage, persistence, ingenuity - and a great deal of money.
Her experience shows how ambition, persistence and an ample supply of curiosity can lay the groundwork for achieving breakthroughs, even technological ones.
Monsters University's themes – ambition, persistence, friendship and teamwork – ran through the Pixar films released during the studio's remarkable purple patch.
