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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“The world's greatest swordsman, sounds pretty good. The King of the Pirates wouldn't have any less than the best on this crew.”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
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“No! I will make it as a pirate! Someday I'm gonna gather a crew even better than yours and I'm gonna find the greatest treasure in the world, and then I'll be King of the Pirates! I'll show you!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
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“There is no such thing as objective information, Zero. Journalism is, after all, a human creation.”
Diethard Ried · Code Geass
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“At times the life of a single man is worth more than that of a million, I thought that'd be common sense to a soldier.”
Diethard Ried · Code Geass
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“Me, Naruto. The next Hokage, a ninja legend! Then everyone will have to stop disrespecting me and look up to me, believe it!”
Naruto Uzumaki · Naruto
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“Stop talking. I will win. That's… what heroes do.”
Katsuki Bakugo · My Hero Academia
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“You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty.”
Lelouch Lamperouge · Code Geass
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Lelouch Lamperouge · Code Geass
What the line costs later→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Light Yagami · Death Note
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“I've won. Exactly as planned.”
Light Yagami · Death Note
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“What are you talking about, Ryuk? I'm a serious, straight-A student... a model teenager. And I... will reign over a new world.”
Light Yagami · Death Note
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mello · Death Note
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“I've found that fancy titles mean nothing when it comes to fighting.”
Roronoa Zoro · One Piece
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“I'll never draw my sword for another man again, or be dangled by someone else's dream. From now on, I'll fight my own battles.”
Guts · Berserk
What the story had to build→
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“Dreams breathe life into men and can cage them in suffering. Men live and die by their dreams. But long after they have been abandoned, they still smoulder deep in men's hearts.”
Griffith · Berserk
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“Griffith has a dream he refuses to abandon, while most people have forgotten about their own dreams long ago. It is grand and it is pure, but it is a heavy weight for one man to carry, no matter how noble he is.”
Casca · Berserk
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“You're just like Griffith! Your dream is everything to you! You only think about yourself! You don't give a damn whether or not I'm around, do you?!”
Casca · Berserk
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Void · Berserk
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kyubey · Puella Magi Madoka Magica
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Makoto Shishio · Rurouni Kenshin
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“My name is Black☆Star. I'll surpass the power of the gods.”
Black Star · Soul Eater
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Rau Le Creuset · Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
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“There is no meaning in fighting a war unless one can end it in victory.”
Patrick Zala · Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
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“Rehearsing lines from a play. It's a really beautiful story that I wanna do if I can revive the Drama Club.”
Nagisa Furukawa · Clannad
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