"Ruthless ambition" refers to an intense desire for success or power, often without concern for other people's feelings or well-being. It means being very determined and willing to do anything to achieve one's goals, even if it involves being cruel or ruthless towards others.
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Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman
of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never truly been answered.
There's a giant industrial skip at the back of parliament with the corpses of dozens of would - be leaders... He's got that Old Etonian charm and what appears to be diffidence, which often masks
quite ruthless ambition.
A bestseller in England, it's the gripping story of a young man driven
by ruthless ambition who finds himself chasing not just success, but survival.
Besides showing on occasion he can hand your ass to you, Galcian is a very strong character, displaying honor and
ruthless ambition in equal measure.
Sometimes — especially in the startup world — what exists behind the buzzwords is little more than
ruthless ambition and unrestrained greed wrapped in good PR.
It outlines SoftBank's 30 - year vision, and it gives an interesting glimpse of Son's
ruthless ambitions.
We have to go into each competition with
the ruthless ambition of winning, Wenger needs to check the player's egos at the door and do what is necessary to get the wins.
A whirlwind of
ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil's brutal ascent is jeopardized by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule (Gabriel Byrne), erotic distractions from international supermodel Nassim (Liya Kebede), and adversaries with an agenda for destruction.
The film, chronicling
the ruthless ambitions that drive the two friends, is a compelling story that embraces a world of gritty realities, raw emotions, secret longings, explosive conflicts, and the volatile passions that destroy them and those who love them.
As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance — and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and
ruthless ambition.