Without ambition, no conquests are made, no lands discovered, no businesses created: Ambition is the root of all achievement -- Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see: See what others don't -- It takes a strong character and a lot of willpower to hold onto a dream under adverse circumstances: Follow a steadfast path -- Opportunity knocks with all the temerity of a brown trout hiding in an overfished stream: Seize the moment -- History is a long list of warnings about the folly of overreaching: Temper ambition -- Greatness must be driven by a purpose beyond money: Inspire with a greater purpose -- Compromise is bad for ambition: Never violate values -- Power comes from other people: Keep control by giving it up -- Reinvention is the key to longevity: Change or die -- The dead can't lead the living: Leave gracefully.