Quote by Michelle Obama

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you wor

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of values such as dignity, decency, hard work, and helping others over personal success or material gain. It suggests that one's work ethic and the way they treat others hold greater importance than their financial status. It encourages individuals to prioritize their actions based on moral principles, emphasizing the significance of selflessness and empathy towards others in a society driven by achievement and self-interest.

Topics

By Michelle Obama

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his

You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are win

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts.

I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making

I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.

I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on

I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon.

A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with

A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.

I don't listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old st

I don't listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old stuff. It's all quite dramatic and atmospheric. You'd have an entire story in song. I never listen to, like, white music - I couldn't sing you a Zeppelin or Floyd song.

Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as

Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found, given, and transmitted from the past.

Karl Marx, Letter to Joseph Wede

But I also want to have a family with children one day, whic

But I also want to have a family with children one day, which is very important to me.

My heart does not desire what my eyes does not admire.

My heart does not desire what my eyes does not admire.

Beauty Women Desire Heart Admire

Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq a

Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just lovi

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

Jackie Joyner Kersee