Overambitious Synonym Quotes & Sayings

Complex man that he was, J. Edgar Hoover left nothing to chance. The director shrewdly recognized that building what became known as the world's greatest law enforcement agency would not necessarily keep him in office. — Ronald Kessler

Men talk about Bible miracles because there is no miracle in their lives. Cease to gnaw that crust. There is ripe fruit over your head. — Henry David Thoreau

Yearning wants mostly to perpetuate itself. — Mason Cooley

There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs. — John Hay

He was munificent and liberal to outsiders, but a plunderer of his people, trusting strangers rather than his subjects. . . . [H]e was eventually deserted by his own men and in the end, little mourned. — Dan Jones

The stark evening sun at the far edge of the town had just unzipped the sky and finally gone down. — Jack Bunbury

Innovations until now conceived by no one at all — Israel Kirzner

Do not postpone life until two pounds form now. Go on the trip. Wear the strapless dress. Go zip lining, or water-skiing, or swimming with the dolphins. None of us are guaranteed a future. Putting ff joy until you're the right size could mean you'll never experience it at all. — Jennifer Weiner

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for that. I don't really believe that there have been many human problems solved by politics. — Dean Koontz

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent. — Bob Riley