He suggested they were over generous to their offspring, something that dampened down the desire to succeed.

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It was precisely this sort of existential crisis that Bob Sr. experienced when his son announced the desire to succeed him--and Bob knew it.

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None of these legendary entrepreneurs took the standard path to getting ahead in business--they had original ideas, a do-it-yourself spirit, and the desire to succeed.

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All it takes is IMAGINATION and the desire to succeed.

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As soon as it came to speaking to people at Newcastle, it became clear they have the desire and ambition to succeed.

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He pointed at a desire to see the race equality body succeed - a desire that in the end outweighed the warning signs that so frequently popped up over the years, the latest of which was the conversation above.

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Shari Redstone has been vocal in recent years over her desire to succeed her father to lead the entire family media empire and has privately expressed outrage over the way she has been treated by her father.

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Marching across the parade deck filled me with hope, ambition, and a desire to succeed.

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