Sentence examples for false ambitions from inspiring English sources

Somewhere we can even sense a certain envy of those who have shed all false ambitions and found a deeper fulfillment in their relationship with God.

"But as we grew more conscious, we realized it was a false ambition".

Mr. Black asked God to "eradicate false ambition," "remove distracting priorities from the minds of our senators," and "guide the supercommittee in its challenging work".

BALTASAR GRACIAN False ambition serves the neck.

Kaiser Chiefs never hid behind false morals where ambition was concerned; singer Ricky Wilson once memorably avowed that he would "wank off a tramp for success".

If I increasingly believe that in one's career, in one's family life, in one's interests, it is the seeing and taking of opportunities that matters so much more than the plans, the dreams, the (Lord preserve us) KPIs, that are fueled by the false god of ambition, so it appears to me in cricket too.

The original 1970s project was subject to a similarly troubled catalogue of false starts and thwarted ambitions, as successive presidents and mayors each cancelled the work of their predecessors.

There's no cynical blend of ambition and false sincerity in her success, just a deep and consistent desire to give people hope.