Quotes: W.H. Auden

"Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition."

–– W.H. Auden (1907-1973), British-born American poet 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2019 g, 2019, p. 14. 

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"Today I am altogether without ambition. Where did I get such wisdom? 

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

Source: Blue Pastures 

via: Anvil Knapsack Sketchbook 2017, p. 31.

Quotes: Jessye Norman

"One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation." 

–– Jessye Norman (1945-2019), American opera singer and recitalist 

Quotes: Samuel Johnson

"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition." 

–– Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English author 

via: Sketchbook 21, 2013, p. 121