Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

The South was at the point where the scale was tipping against slavery. It was slowly dawning on the plantation owners that slave labor was… — John Coleman
The abstractionist and the materialist thus mutually exasperating each other, and the scoffer expressing the worst of materialism, there arises a third party to occupy… — Marsilio Ficino
Marking dynamos for repair $10,000.00-2 hours labor $10.00; knowing where to mark $9,990.00. — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
The free mind, unafraid of labor, presses on to attain the good. — Laura Cereta
By these pleasures it is permitted to relax the mind with play, in turmoils of the mind, or when our labors are light, or in… — Gerolamo Cardano
Anarchism aims to strip labor of its deadening, dulling aspect, of its gloom and compulsion. It aims to make work an instrument of joy, of… — Emma Goldman
Now I find that in pure obedience the mind learns contentment, in appearing weak and foolish to the wisdom which is of this World; and… — John Woolman
In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes it pleased Thee… — Ludwig van Beethoven
I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time... before writing them down... once I have grasped a theme. I shall not forget… — Ludwig van Beethoven
Let us remember that the automatic machine is the precise economic equivalent of slave labor. Any labor which competes with slave labor must accept the… — Norbert Wiener
Any labor which competes with slave labor must accept the economic conditions of slave labor. — Norbert Wiener
Our modern economy privileges pure profit, momentary transactions and rapid fluidity. Part of craft’s anchoring role is that it helps to objectify experience and also… — Richard Sennett
If it is not strong upon your heart to practice what you read, to what end do you read? To increase your own condemnation? If… — Thomas Brooks
The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up. You have to cut every step with an ice… — Charles Spurgeon
For the masses who do the city's labor also keep the city's heart. — Nelson Algren
In todays economy, the most important resource is no longer labor, capital or land; it is knowledge — Peter Drucker
Those externalized costs have always included labor. It is only the decline over time of the minimum wage in real dollars that's made the fast… — Michael Pollan
It takes great labor to uncover the convincing simple speech of the heart. Poetic candor comes with hard labor, so even does impetuosity and impudence. — Kenneth Rexroth
The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party. — Tony Abbott
Permit us to labor on in obscurity, and at the end of twenty years you may hear from us again. — Adoniram Judson
Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth. — Dolores Huerta
The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains… — Dolores Huerta
Increased interest and participation by labor in the affairs of government should make for economic and political stability in the future. Labor has a constitutional… — John L. Lewis
When Jesus invites sinners, 'Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,' he immediately adds,'take my yoke… — Wayne Grudem
There are three (3) principles on which human life flourishes, and they are contradicted by the culture of education under which most teachers have to… — Ken Robinson

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