"But it's a mark of the ambition and resolve we both share that we want once again to take McLaren-Honda to the very pinnacle of Formula 1 success.
From the start, the collaboration, called "Harlem is Nowhere," was marked by the ambition characteristic of both men; Ellison wrote to Wright that it "should make for something new in photo-journalism — if Gordon Parks is able to capture those aspects of Harlem reality which are so clear to me".
"But like McLaren, Honda is a company with motor racing in its blood and its the mark of ambition we both share that we want to re-create past glories and take McLaren-Honda back to the top.
Against Gloucester last weekend they were resting some big players, but there were signs of the ambition which marked their early season.
In "The Tree of Life," skyscrapers mocked the ambition and marked the alienation of the protagonist, whereas, in "Knight of Cups," Rick can't help delighting in the soaring forms and shining light of the modern city, from its glass-and-steel towers and marble halls to the lights and lines of the street as seen from the rush of the cars that he drives.
At 61, he will soon be eligible to become speaker of the house, an honorary position that would mark the end of his ambitions.
The ambition that has marked his career sometimes seems a little raw, in the view of some supporters, who worry how that will play upstate.
New York's finest skyscrapers have virtually all been the product of this synergy between an architect hitting his stride and a strong-willed client with a clear program and the ambition to make a mark.
Although this will be presented as not ruling out the possibility of revisiting the issue next year, it will, in reality, mark the collapse of Blair's ambition to be the prime minister who presides over the momentous step which places our nation in Europe and not across the Atlantic.
Mr. McCain acknowledged that his message — that a long, hard and uncertain road still lies ahead in Iraq — was not a popular one, and could mark the end of his political ambitions.
