“Ambition beats genius 99 percent of the time.”

Jay Leno comedian, televison host

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Liz W. from Santa Fe  FEBRUARY 23, 2010
This is cool. I was always discouraged from being ambitious. My parents did not believe in me at all, but I achieved a lot anyway. Thanks for posting these quotes.

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