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"We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential."

Barack Obama on Work

More quotes about Work

  • "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."

    Confucius on Work

  • "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

    Martin Luther King, Jr. on Work

  • "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

    Thomas A. Edison on Work

  • "By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day."

    Robert Frost on Work

  • "Nothing will work unless you do."

    Maya Angelou on Work

More quotes by Barack Obama

  • "So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you - and fight alongside you - until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way."

  • "We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible."

  • "But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day."

  • "I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions."

  • "In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them."

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