“I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people clim...” — Julia Ward Howe Quote

“I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.”

“How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.”

“God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of my nature.”

“I think being ambitious, successful, powerful, making a lot of money - I don't care what color you are as a woman; it's difficult to find a mate. I think the natural order is that men want to be providers.”

“I know that the last thing a book wants is to just sit around unread, serving as an element of interior decorating. So when I have people over, all they have to do is glance at my books, and I implore them to take a few home with them. If I am really ambitious, I pack books into boxes and donate them to prisons.”