Michelle Obama Quotes

I have never cheated anybody out of a victory, I have worked hard for every single race that I have won.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

I do not pilfer victory.

I'm not afraid of taking long walks. A lot of people want to be great, but they want to cheat to get to the greatness. I'm cool with talking the walk around the block to get to where I want to go as opposed to the cheat, because the cheat has flaws.

If you have to cheat to win, it doesn't mean as much as if you did it on natural abilities and hard work.

I'm in this sport to win but win by being the best, not by being lucky.

Every step, every bit of success, it's gotta be earned.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

If hard work, integrity, thrift, and perseverance have caused you to succeed, then you don't owe anyone an apology for winning.

It is not, after all, so very hard to acquire a fortune; the real difficulty is to deserve one.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

I do believe that I deserve what I have. I don't think I'm entitled to it. That's a big difference.

Luck and being honest and sincere about work has worked for me and helped me reach where I am.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

Few of us get anything without working for it.

Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.

At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.

Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

You get what you're good enough to take.

If you take shortcuts, you get cut short.

We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.