If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf.

如果野心被正确看待，那么它所带来的回报——财富、名望、对命运的掌控——就必须被认为是值得为之付出牺牲的。

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If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf.

如果野心被正确看待，那么它所带来的回报——财富、名望、对命运的掌控——就必须被认为是值得为之牺牲的。

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He wants to be in control of his own destiny.

他想要掌握自己的命运。

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Storylines often touched on matters of fate,destiny, spirituality,the meaning of life, or what it means to be human.

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They have to be aiming towards the leaders of their own destiny.

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Only if we have that faith will we be able to guide the destiny of nations, in this, the most critical period of world history.

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Bhutan's road to democracy was paved by the fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who decided that the country's destiny should not be left to accidents of birth.

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