Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

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Anonymous SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

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