Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

Labor is rest from the sorrows that greet us; from all the petty vexations that meet us; from the sin-promptings that assail us; from the… — Frances Sargent Osgood
Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force. One out of three workers is a woman. Today, there are almost 25 million women… — John F. Kennedy
I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a first step. It… — John F. Kennedy
I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if… — Fred Ward
The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the wealth and all the power; and those… — Josiah Warren
Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for… — Paul Robeson
The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons. — Samuel Richardson
Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they… — Hernando Cortes
As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor. — Samuel Johnson
I recoil with horror at the ferociousness of man. Will nations never devise a more rational umpire of differences than force? Are there no means… — Thomas Jefferson
We can still find middle ground, truly secure our borders, deal with those already here and address our labor needs. But those who advocate giving… — John Shadegg
I'm interested in the way that the language of labor has been suppressed in our culture, the way it has disappeared from our vocabulary and… — Naomi Wallace
[W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of… — Vincent de Paul
I cannot think of the results of your labors without shame at the little we do. — Vincent de Paul
You've been telling us about how to secure peace, but come on, now, General-just among us Rotarians and Rotary Anns-'fess up! With your great experience,… — Sinclair Lewis
Say what we will, you may be sure that ambition is an error; its wear and tear of heart are never recompensed, -it steals away… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The economic class struggle is a struggle against inessanlty intensified exploitation: not only against the brutal material form of exploitation, capitalism's tendency to reduce wages,… — Louis Althusser
We mythologists know very well that myths and legends contain borrowings, moral lessons, nature cycles, and a hundred other distorting influences, and we labor to… — Isaac Asimov
I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready… — Rex Stout
In vast stretches of the earth, men awoke today in hunger. They will spend the day in unceasing toil. And as the sun goes down… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
It's going to be an emotional time for me to see where my great grandfather ministered. It's going to be great to see the fruit… — Will Graham
The fruits of labor are delicious, but individually they’re not particularly fattening. So don’t share yours, and munch on those of others whenever you can. — Mohsin Hamid
Time is our most precious currency. So it's significant that we are being encouraged, wherever possible, to think of our attention not as expenditure but… — Mohsin Hamid
Serious occupation is labor that has reference to some want. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity of work. Youth… — Pope Francis

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