Labor Quotes

1710 Labor quotes by 1075 unique authors

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as… — George Jean Nathan
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. — Earl Nightingale
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results. — Henri Nouwen
In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and… — Frances O'Grady
All businesses require capital, management and labor, and business executives, wanting to grow and maintain profitable enterprises, have a strong incentive to keep costs, including… — Kevin O'Leary
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family… — Barack Obama
The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. — George Orwell
Some of the best ideas I get seem to happen when I'm doing mindless manual labor or exercise. I'm not sure how that happens, but… — Chuck Palahniuk
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of… — Alexander Pope
Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest. — Francis Quarles
I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting… — Rachael Ray
We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is… — Cecil Rhodes
I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every… — John D. Rockefeller
Labor gives birth to ideas. — Jim Rohn
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. — Theodore Roosevelt
It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize. — Theodore Roosevelt
I conclude where I began, I was elected by the people of Australia to do a job. I was not elected by the factional leaders… — Kevin Rudd
I deeply believe that if the Australian Labor Party, a party of which I have been a proud member for more than 30 years, is… — Kevin Rudd
I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia… — Kevin Rudd
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't… — Rita Rudner
Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. — John Ruskin
Free enterprise empowers entrepreneurs who have ideas and imagination, investors who take risks, and workers who hone their skills and offer their labor. — Paul Ryan
I never thought I would be one of those wacky chicks who say, 'I loved my labor,' but I loved every part of it. It… — Sarah Shahi
I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage… — Shakira
There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but with shot and… — William Tecumseh Sherman

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