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We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.
We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Michelle Obama
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1964; activity date not established; Wikidata Q13133, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13133 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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