Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

I am inclined to put the zenith of success-the time of most consideration and public labor -as somewhere in the sixties, say from sixty-five to… — Unknown Author
There is another way in which the general opinion, that women are inferior to men, is manifested....I allude to the disproportionate value set on the… — Sarah Moore Grimke
What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist — the right to life as the rich woman has the… — Rose Schneiderman
The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life. — Lane Kirkland
The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span… — Julian Castro
I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life's luggage. — Elbert Hubbard
Industry cannot flourish if labor languish. — Calvin Coolidge
You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again,… — Ezra Taft Benson
Genius is the power to labor better and more availably. Deserve thy genius: exalt it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The increased global linkages promote economic growth in the world through two key mechanisms: the division of labor and the international spillovers of knowledge. — Toshihiko Fukui
The NRA was one of the items that we pointed to when we added money to the labor, health and Education appropriations bill by reducing… — Dave Obey
It was a labor of love and they did really well. — Ian Hunter
We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens. — Dora Russell
The Republican Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of cheap labor, satisfying a very important constituency. — Tom Tancredo
Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe. — John Gregory Dunne
The thing I don't understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it's all the creation of… — Chris Ware
That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we… — Gamaliel Bailey
May we soon enjoy the fruits of our labor in a peaceful and united Germany. — Walter Ulbricht
All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in… — Rose Schneiderman
There are as many jobs for younger Americans as there are for other Americans of every age group in political campaigns. Campaigns are very labor… — Marc Racicot
The way things are going, we are not too far from the day when it will take an hour's labor just to pay for the… — Sherwood Boehlert
Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious,… — William Graham Sumner
Manual labor to my father was not only good and decent for it's own sake but, as he was given to saying, it straightened out… — Mary Ellen Chase
Laissez Faire was very good sauce for the goose, labor, but was very poor sauce for the gander, capital. — Benjamin Tucker
The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years. — Leland Stanford

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