Michelle Obama Quotes

I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

I spent my whole life working hard.

Only your work is your hands, and I focus on that.

I know my work ethic and know what I've put in to get where I'm at.

I know I need a work ethic to match my talent.

It doesn't take talent to work hard.

Hard work will always bring opportunities

Don't be afraid of hard work.

Remember there is no success without hard work.

I have always felt that the surest way to qualify for the job just ahead is to work a little harder than any one else on the job one is holding down.

Whatever success people have in a field, it's a result of hard work. If you ultimately succeed in one place, you must have worked hard there or somewhere else.

Luck is a dividend of sweat.

I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.

Talent is cheap. What really matters is discipline.

Hard work, dedication!

Work hard. Come early, stay late. That's the way leadership has to approach it.

Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.

When you do more than you're paid for eventually you'll be paid for more than you do.

There's only one way to work -- like hell.

I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.

I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.

I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.

The only way to win is to work, work, work, work, and hope to have a few insights

You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.