Work Quotes

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If the building of a bridge does not enrich the awareness of those who work on it, then the bridge ought not to be built. — Frantz Fanon
It is much simpler and easier to collect and caress the trophies of our democratic inheritance than it is to fashion up-to-date tools with which… — Charles Ferguson
We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree,… — John Stuart Mill
All I was trying to do was get home from work. — Rosa Parks
A strong woman is a woman at work, cleaning out the cesspool of the ages, and while she shovels, she talks about how she doesn't… — Marge Piercy
Each feminist work has tended to be received as if it emerged from nowhere; as if each one of us had lived, thought, and worked… — Adrienne Rich
Women's rights in essence is really a movement for freedom, a movement for equality, for the dignity of all women, for those who work outside… — William Ruckelshaus
Since the 1960s, we have seen the failure of the melting pot ideology. This ideology suggested that different historical, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds could be… — Edward Said
The Americans say that we are ungrateful-but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for-for murdering our fathers and… — David Walker
It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He… — Rebecca West
Black is beautiful when it is a slum kid studying to enter college, when it is a man learning new skills for a new job,… — Whitney M. Young
I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous… — Patch Adams
You ask whether a woman should be paid the same wages as man when she does the same work? To this, there can be but… — John Peter Altgeld
Mediation and reconciliation work is about a profound quest for justice and social transformation. But at the same time, they are about service, solidarity, about… — Hizkias Assefa
...In a world riven by inequity, medicine could be viewed as social justice work. — Paul Farmer
Collectively, we have all it takes to create a just and peaceful world, but we must work together and share our talents. We all need… — Craig Kielburger
The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to… — George Meany
Our motto is to work for peace based on social justice. Our mandate is to improve the condition, health and safety of workers, and our… — Unknown Author
We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy. — Barack Obama
Many folks have asked me, 'How do you do it and why have you sacrificed so much to do this work?' The answer comes easy.… — Lateefah Simon
My cause was justice, not vengeance. My work is for a better tomorrow and a more secure future for our children and grandchildren. — Simon Wiesenthal
Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a feeling of sympathy; work becomes… — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
This is a funny story. We'd asked the guards every day for cappuccino. You know, just as a joke. And they'd come in with their… — Martha Stewart
Coffee is to wake up, coffee is to work with, coffee is to live with, coffee is life — Jim Parsons

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