Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
—James Cook
I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.
—James Cook
Topics: Ambition
The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
—James Cook
Topics: Leaders, Leadership
Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.
—James Cook
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