And we expect people to earn it -- study hard, work hard for it.
It seems like the Chinese do see the potential for improved lifestyles and are willing to both work hard and save for it.
There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.
"Work hard, play hard" may not work for everybody, but there is certainly a group for whom it does work.
That, nearly a decade after social media arrived many organizations are well behind the curve, is an indictment of how hard our organizations still are to work with, or for that matter, how hard it is for businesses to keep up.
Roscoe was a square-shouldered six-footer who taught his boys the value of hard work and the skills for doing it well.
"There are cultural differences to work out, and it was hard for me at first (living in Guangzhou), very different, " she said.
His reputation for arrogance in these and later jobs made it hard for him to find work in the government at the beginning of the second world war, when he was already in his 60s.
So the question then is, how hard are you willing to work for it?
Resist the temptation to join in, add your own juicy piece of gossip, or talk about how much work you have and how hard it is for you, too.
"It's a lot of hard work being nominated for the Turner Prize and I'd advise anybody who gets nominated for it to think seriously whether you accept it, " she said.
We're trying to let it all sink in, but the hard work has started again already to get focused for Antigua and make it a clean sweep.
Now it needs to tackle the hard part of its strategy: making it all work together seamlessly, for instance by offering a single sign-on for all its services and one-touch access.
It's hard work for us because we could be thrown in at the deep end at any time.
"It will be hard work for Tengku Razaleigh, but he can deliver the goods, " says Razaleigh associate Rais Yatim.
Although his body of work speaks for itself, it's hard not to be impressed by some of the artists who've covered Hiatt's songs: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, B.
And so this is a battle in our own hearts and minds about what kind of country we want and how hard we're willing to work for it.
It would have to work hard for those savings considering that NYSE Euronext is still the process of moving all its current exchanges onto a single electronic platform, almost four years after its merger.
What it argues for is hard work, which is harder than you may think.
And I know that if hard work could make the difference for me, then it can make a difference for all of you.
But there is no question that it's hard work, and for that reason alone I would refrain from predicting success over the next four years.
Not many leaders in biotechnology get enough recognition for their dedication and hard-won achievements, probably because it takes so many years for their work to show solid results.
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It is laudable for people to work hard to improve themselves, and very few world class athletes are lazy.
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Millions of Americans will find it more attractive to work hard and save for a home now that prices are down and mortgage rates are below 5%.
Ferguson expects another hard work-out for his side on Saturday, whether it is against the Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs, who play for the chance to face United tonight.
Gillies scored it, just reward for his hard work, catching Craig Brown's cross-field kick to touch down in the corner.
The argument over child care has also changed perceptions of the government, by showing how hard it is for the two parties to work together.
SmithKline, for instance, had to work hard to allay concerns that it might dump its risks into Lloyd's, run its captive into the ground, and then let the market foot the bill.
Admittedly, cyclical increases in unemployment may become permanent if labour-market rigidities, such as strict hiring-and-firing laws, make it hard for the jobless to find work even when the economy recovers, a condition known as hysteresis.
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