--- title: "32 Americans Work Quotes by 27 authors" description: "Browse 32 Americans Work quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Americans Work sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/jack-lalanne-2498_dying_you-ve-got-to-work-at-living-99-and-9-10_3215951.png" --- > [You've got to work at living-99 and 9/10 of Americans work at dying!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-lalanne/you-ve-got-to-work-at-living-99-and-9-10-of-americans-work-at-dying/) [Jack LaLanne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-lalanne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/jack-lalanne-2498_dying_you-ve-got-to-work-at-living-99-and-9-10_3215951.png) > [Most Americans never work as hard as when they're trying to appear normal, and in New Orleans, we just don't bother with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-shearer/most-americans-never-work-as-hard-as-when-they-re-trying-to-appear/) [Harry Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-shearer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/harry-shearer-7595_hard_most-americans-never-work-as-hard-as-whe_1503676.jpg) > [We need to continue investing in the programs that put Americans back to work in communities like Clark County.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-cantwell/we-need-to-continue-investing-in-the-programs-that-put-americans-back/) [Maria Cantwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-cantwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/maria-cantwell-27784_back-to-work_we-need-to-continue-investing-in-the-pro_1961627.jpg) > [Millions of Americans who work hard & play by the rules every day deserve a government and a financial system that does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/millions-of-americans-who-work-hard-play-by-the-rules-every-day/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/barack-obama-17_americans_millions-of-americans-who-work-hard-play_1375258.jpg) > [Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susana-martinez/too-many-americans-are-out-of-work-and-our-debt-is-out-of-control/) [Susana Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susana-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/susana-martinez-18256_american_too-many-americans-are-out-of-work-and-o_1913572.png) > [Fewer Americans are at work today than in April 2000, even though the population since then has grown by 31 million.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-zuckerman/fewer-americans-are-at-work-today-than-in-april-2000-even-though-the/) [Mortimer Zuckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mortimer-zuckerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/mortimer-zuckerman-30406_april_fewer-americans-are-at-work-today-than-i_1533493.jpg) > [There must be a major economic recovery package which puts Americans to work at decent wages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/there-must-be-a-major-economic-recovery-package-which-puts-americans/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/bernie-sanders-233_economic_there-must-be-a-major-economic-recovery_1901072.jpg) > [“In the fall of 1930, fifteen million Americans were out of work. President Herbert Hoover didn’t do much to alleviate the crisis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/consuelo-saah-baehr/in-the-fall-of-1930-fifteen-million-americans-were-out-of-work/) [Consuelo Saah Baehr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/consuelo-saah-baehr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/consuelo-saah-baehr-58389_herbert-hoover_in-the-fall-of-1930-fifteen-million-amer_1331949.jpg) > [Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/starting-a-new-retirement-plan-for-those-below-a-certain-age-is/) [Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/mitch-daniels-11694_age_starting-a-new-retirement-plan-for-those_1562810.png) > [America's work ethic is non-stop; it's not even enshrined in law that workers have to get their two weeks holiday money. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-moran/america-s-work-ethic-is-non-stop-it-s-not-even-enshrined-in-law-that/) [Dylan Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/dylan-moran-1716_america_america-s-work-ethic-is-non-stop-it-s-no_33891.jpg) > [The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-graves/the-fact-that-two-thirds-of-americans-who-work-at-small-businesses/) [Sam Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-graves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/sam-graves-11382_broken-promises_the-fact-that-two-thirds-of-americans-wh_3193430.jpg) > [Republican ideology says the government has no business supporting ordinary Americans: they should work to survive, even if that means they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-cox-richardson/republican-ideology-says-the-government-has-no-business-supporting/) [Heather Cox Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-cox-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/heather-cox-richardson-6324_business_republican-ideology-says-the-government_1798554.jpg) > [For most Americans, work is central to their experience of the world, and the corporation is one of the fundamental institutions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-surowiecki/for-most-americans-work-is-central-to-their-experience-of-the-world/) [James Surowiecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-surowiecki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/james-surowiecki-2196_american_for-most-americans-work-is-central-to-th_1716833.jpg) > [Instead of putting Americans to work, the Teamsters have been busy yanking members off projects and idling construction projects from California to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-malkin/instead-of-putting-americans-to-work-the-teamsters-have-been-busy/) [Michelle Malkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-malkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/michelle-malkin-8885_busy_instead-of-putting-americans-to-work-the_827838.jpg) > [Whether it's police officers, firefighters, first responders, or 911 dispatchers, many dedicated Americans work long hours, and often in difficult conditions, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajit-pai/whether-it-s-police-officers-firefighters-first-responders-or-911/) [Ajit Pai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajit-pai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/ajit-pai-7787_firefighter_whether-it-s-police-officers-firefighter_2480829.jpg) > [Right now, with millions of Americans still out of work, and struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/right-now-with-millions-of-americans-still-out-of-work-and-struggling/) [Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/elizabeth-warren-879_access_right-now-with-millions-of-americans-sti_2670653.jpg) > [I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-the-american-people-recognize-is-after-a-decade-of-war-it-s/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/barack-obama-17_american-people_i-think-the-american-people-recognize-is_1319357.jpg) > [Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/tonight-more-americans-are-out-of-work-and-more-are-working-harder/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/barack-obama-17_afford_tonight-more-americans-are-out-of-work-a_405177.jpg) > [I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-spent-my-whole-life-in-the-private-sector-25-years-in-the-private/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/mitt-romney-268_difficult_i-spent-my-whole-life-in-the-private-sec_2696440.jpg) > [Because of the industrialization of agriculture -- using massive amounts of fossil fuel -- only 2 percent of Americans work in farming.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/because-of-the-industrialization-of-agriculture-using-massive-amounts/) [Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46e/ann-coulter-469_agriculture_because-of-the-industrialization-of-agri_2657923.jpg) > [Ninety-eight percent of all American companies have fewer than 100 employees. Over half of all Americans work for a small business. Small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/ninety-eight-percent-of-all-american-companies-have-fewer-than-100/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/barack-obama-17_backbone_ninety-eight-percent-of-all-american-com_819288.jpg) > [“Generally speaking, though, Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/generally-speaking-though-americans-have-an-inability-to-relax-into/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/elizabeth-gilbert-131_theme-parks_generally-speaking-though-americans-have_1082774.jpg) > [Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place. To make any impact at all you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/americans-work-a-long-away-ahead-of-themselves-because-of-the-size-of/) [James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/james-taylor-2045_americans_americans-work-a-long-away-ahead-of-them_2860982.jpg) > [Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/often-african-americans-work-is-accepted-as-if-we-did-something/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/salim-akil-10564_art_often-african-americans-work-is-accepted_1838241.jpg) > [Europeans have it better than the Americans. The Americans work too hard. The balance is out of whack. Europe's hung onto a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-clarke/europeans-have-it-better-than-the-americans-the-americans-work-too/) [Jason Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b2/jason-clarke-19894_balance_europeans-have-it-better-than-the-americ_2232940.png) > [Nearly one in ten Americans are still out of work. And still, the President and Congress are focused on ramming through their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-brown/nearly-one-in-ten-americans-are-still-out-of-work-and-still-the/) [Scott Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c9/scott-brown-49845_american_nearly-one-in-ten-americans-are-still-ou_269884.jpg) > [ \[M\]ore Americans work for federal, state or local government than work in any form of manufacturing. We crossed that Rubicon about 10… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/m-ore-americans-work-for-federal-state-or-local-government-than-work/) [Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/ann-coulter-469_americans_m-ore-americans-work-for-federal-state-o_2539010.png) > [When we stop running up huge budget deficits and start acting responsibly in Washington, we will provide small-business owners with the certainty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-graves/when-we-stop-running-up-huge-budget-deficits-and-start-acting/) [Sam Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-graves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/sam-graves-11382_acting_when-we-stop-running-up-huge-budget-defi_11127.jpg) > [For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ami-bera/for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-who-work-hard-and-play-by-the/) [Ami Bera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ami-bera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/ami-bera-27838_always_for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-who-w_314291.jpg) > [As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tonko/as-the-u-s-did-during-the-space-race-we-must-invest-in-our-businesses/) [Paul Tonko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tonko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/paul-tonko-34019_america_as-the-u-s-did-during-the-space-race-we_209050.jpg) > [In the West, we have become addicted to work. Americans now work the longest hours in the world. And the result is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/in-the-west-we-have-become-addicted-to-work-americans-now-work-the/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/tom-hodgkinson-2852_anxiety_in-the-west-we-have-become-addicted-to-w_344533.jpg) > [While so many Americans are still struggling to find good jobs, and our manufacturing sector continues to need a boost, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-lipinski/while-so-many-americans-are-still-struggling-to-find-good-jobs-and/) [Dan Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-lipinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/dan-lipinski-8214_common-sense_while-so-many-americans-are-still-strugg_1611675.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-work/#itemlist", "name": "Americans Work Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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