Labour Quotes

622 quotes by 397 authors

Ask for a valiant heart which has banished the fear of death, which looks upon the length of days as one of the least of… — Juvenal
We have a great objective - the light on the hill - which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not… — Ben Chifley
Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive. — David Holmgren
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily — Haile Selassie
If the many and the One be indeed the same Reality, then it is not all modes of worship alone, but equally all modes of… — Sister Nivedita
All labour is directed towards producing some effect. — Alfred Marshall
But if inventions have increased man's power over nature very much, then the real value of money is better measured for some purposes in labour… — Alfred Marshall
Salt is the only rock directly consumed by man. It corrodes but preserves, desiccates but is wrested from the water. It has fascinated man for… — Margaret Visser
If the corn laws were altered, the British artisan might again be able to subsist by twelve hours' labour, a most desirable event. — Joseph Hume
It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing comes in. — John Mason Brown
I come from a generation of sceptics, who do not believe what politicians say. The Labour Party wants to convince people through actions, not words.… — Joseph Muscat
I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was. I came… — C L R James
Migrants are an asset to every country where they bring their labour. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the… — Juan Somavia
Child labour is an issue of grave importance. It must become a top priority for all governments of the world. How can the world move… — Craig Kielburger
Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic… — Ed Miliband
An atmosphere of beliefs and conceptions has been formed by the labours and struggles of our forefathers, which enables us to breathe amid the various… — William Kingdon Clifford
By all means be selfish; the right way. Wish yourself well, labour at what is good for you. Destroy all that stands between you and… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
When [the saints] perform actions to God, then the soul says: 'Oh! that I could do what pleases God!' When they come to suffer any… — Jeremiah Burroughs
I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but… — Billy Bragg
My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the… — Joseph Howe

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