We work and we hustle, you study hard to get your degree -- because you believe in success and individual initiative.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on Student Loan Interest Rates in Colorado | The White House

And we expect people to earn it -- study hard, work hard for it.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on the 2013 Budget

Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America, that stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before.

CNN: Obama: Time to reclaim America's promise