Ambition Vs Principle Quotes

“Marco would much rather wait, buy his mother a lovely house and then bring Isabela to visit, allowing his poverty to take on a romantic tinge, something from the past, roots safely buried.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

“After endless cajoling, rationalizing, ego stroking, and outright begging—all to no avail—Isa decided that what Marco didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

“Given his own pulsing ambitions, it is ironic to note that three of [John Adams'] greatest achievements were decisions to cede power to others.”
― Joseph J. Ellis, First Family: Abigail and John Adams