Labour Quotes

622 quotes by 409 authors

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of… — Charles Babbage
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. — Charles Babbage
Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. — Francis Bacon
An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to… — Walter Bagehot
We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more… — Carol Bellamy
It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour. — Carol Bellamy
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. — Sarah Bernhardt
I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it. — Diane Abbott
I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine. — Aneurin Bevan
I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual… — Jacqueline Bisset
My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as… — Tony Blair
I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country. — Tony Blair
Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. — Tony Blair
People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in. — Tony Blair
What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party. — Tony Blair
When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed,… — David Brainerd
We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with… — David Brainerd
Taken as a whole, Europe's share of world output is projected to fall by almost a third in the next two decades. This is the… — David Cameron
I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to… — David Cameron
One thing I have frankly decided is that when it comes to political reform we have two conservative parties in British politics. Both the Labour… — Nick Clegg

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