" Ambition, competition, and greatness can, and in fact must, exist in the same universe as humility, selflessness, and servanthood. Greatness cannot be achieved without sacrifice, and true servanthood is not the outcome of subservience but of passion. You can choose both humility and ambition. You can choose both competitiveness and selflessness. You can choose both greatness and servanthood. The truth that Jesus is trying to drive us to is that when these are brought together, we see ourselves best and most fully. In Buddhism, the ultimate end is the elimination of all desire. In the way of Jesus, our highest expression of being human is a life consumed with passion. "

― Erwin Raphael McManus , The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace