I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the value of sharing knowledge and experiences with others.
Frank Sinatra expresses a profound desire to impart his knowledge and skills to others, highlighting the importance of mentorship and the legacy one leaves behind. This ambition speaks to the intrinsic value of sharing one's experiences in life as a means to enrich the lives of others and foster personal growth within communities.
In practice
In a graduation speech, one could inspire students by quoting Sinatra on the importance of sharing knowledge.
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.
When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.
There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.
Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
I lived in a plenty tough neighborhood. When somebody called me a 'dirty little Guinea', there was only one thing to do-break his head. When I got older, I realized that you shouldn't do it that way. I realized that you've got to do it through education. Children are not to blame. It is the parents. How can a child know whether his playmate is an Italian, a Jew or Irish, unless the parents have discussed it in the privacy of their homes.
Fill what is empty, empty what is full, and scratch where it itches.
Never ask people about your work.
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
... where Solomon says that 'Wisdom has built herself a house' (Prov. 9:1), he refers darkly in these words to the preparation of the flesh of the Lord: for the true Wisdom did not dwell in another's building, but built for Itself that dwelling-place from the body of the Virgin.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
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