Labour Quotes

622 Labour quotes by 397 unique authors

If women had never been given the right to vote, then Labour would have won every election after the war. — Ken Livingstone
I was brought up and raised in Britain as a Labour man, and that quickly changed. And I find there are more working-class people in… — John Lydon
One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the… — David Miliband
The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death. — Michel de Montaigne
The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough? — William Morris
For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our… — Paracelsus
I'm honoured to have been selected to be the Labour candidate for Manchester Central. — Lucy Powell
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government. — Lucy Powell
The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds. — Lucy Powell
The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over. — Lucy Powell
As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed… — Lucy Powell
In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats,… — Lucy Powell
In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party believes in intervention… — Lucy Powell
It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour… — Lucy Powell
When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more.… — Jimmy Reid
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed… — David Ricardo
After believing in promises made and never fulfilled by Labour, people have become increasingly disenchanted with the process assuming that all politicians will say anything… — Adam Rickitt
My mom used to make everything. She had a great garden and composted and made everything from scratch - peanut butter, bread, jelly, everything. I… — Julia Roberts
As you know, the Australian Labour Party is committed to turning the country into a republic. We've not stipulated a timeline for doing that. We… — Kevin Rudd
A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money… — Edward Sapir
The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or… — Arthur Scargill
Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but… — Adam Smith
Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses… — Iain Duncan Smith
If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical… — Lewis Thomas

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