Anime Quotes About Ambition
Wanting something large enough to organize a life around, and the quotes that ask what the prize is actually for.
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“My goal is to earn 100 million berries no matter how hard it is or how long it takes.”
Nami · One Piece
The contrarian read→
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“Well, I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
What the story had to build→
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“I'll get stronger! Stronger than she ever was, you hear me? Strong enough that my name reaches up to the heavens!”
Roronoa Zoro · One Piece
What the Japanese does→
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“You'll be the best, or you'll be nothing.”
Vegeta · Dragon Ball Super
Read against the character's own history→
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“A goal with no plan is called a delusion. You need a plan in order to achieve your goal.”
Kai Chisaki · My Hero Academia
The contrarian read→
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“I'm doing it because I want to. I decided long ago that I'm gonna be King of the Pirates. If I have to die fighting for that... then I die!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
The contrarian read→
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“I'm going so I can draw a map of the entire world.”
Nami · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“I'm going to the Grand Line to find the All Blue!”
Sanji · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“Look around you, and all you will see are people the world would be better off without.”
Light Yagami · Death Note
What the line costs later→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sosuke Aizen · Bleach
What the line costs later→
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“Will you sit in that chair wallowing in self-pity, or will you stand up and seize the chance the military can give you?”
Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist
The case against this line→
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“Why isn't it obvious? Look at his legs, Smokey. I basically blew them to smithereens. And they still haven't fully healed yet. That's our ticket there!”
Joseph Joestar · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
What the line costs later→
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“If I prepare a thousand options, all I need is for one of them to work. So I make a habit of preparing anything and everything that shows any kind of promise.”
Kisuke Urahara · Bleach
Read against the character's own history→
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“I hereby declare to the Pokémon of the world; I will be a Pokémon Master.”
Ash Ketchum · Pokémon
Read against the character's own history→
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“I'm a hero, but I got zero!”
Meowth · Pokémon
Read against the character's own history→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Schneizel el Britannia · Code Geass
Set against another series→
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“You humans think that greed is just for money and power, but everybody wants something they don't have.”
Greed · Fullmetal Alchemist
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Father · Fullmetal Alchemist
The case against this line→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist
What the story had to build→
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“No matter what darkness may await me, even if it means killing you, I will meet it head on. And whatever happens, I will get that power. From this point on I am an avenger.”
Sasuke Uchiha · Naruto
What the line costs later→
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“You know how the game of chess is played... pieces must be sacrificed!”
Orochimaru · Naruto
The case against this line→
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“I wanna eliminate my competition. I will be the best. I don't care what it takes.”
Mello · Death Note
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“In the end there is no greater motivation than revenge.”
Mello · Death Note
The case against this line→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Rem · Death Note
What the line costs later→
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