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“There is... room for convergence. China’s productivity level is... only a fraction of the US... China’s share of labor force with a college degree is... smaller than... in South Africa and Brazil, and way below rich countries.”
“Reforming the system... would allow the flow of talent across regions... improve... allocation of labor... [and] reduce regional disparities.”
“I urge all young people in the country to study to the highest possible level [PhD]. The development of South Africa will depend on highly skilled labor. No country can have lasting economic.”
Tebello Nyokong (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The only merit which I can at all lay claim to is that while with you I had a sincere desire to see you and your families advance in virtue, and that, from day to day, as the occasion arose, I was willing to labor with you, in my own poor way, for the advancement of your congregation in religion, in knowledge, and in the doing of works of charity.”
Francis Patrick McFarland (1819–1874) first seen 1858 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter (24 March 1858) History of the diocese of Hartford
“Readers soon tire of prefaces, and skip them, and so the labor of writing them is lost.”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) first seen 1828 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sketches of American Character: The Village Schoolmistress"; Ladies' Magazine, vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1828), p. 205
“It’s just time for somebody else to serve. I’ve always lived my life with I want to leave something when I feel the best about it, and I feel absolutely the best about the Department of Labor right now.”
Cherie Berry (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whoever is misinterpreting my remarks must be more interested in my opponent than in organized labor.”
Anita Lee Blair (1916–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Interviewer: “You said in 1995 that the Northern League was an offshoot of the left.” D'Alema: No, of the labor movement, and it was a very accurate analysis. Now that workers are voting for the League, everyone is saying it, but I said it 15 years ago.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Intervistatore: «Lei disse nel 1995 che la Lega Nord era una costola della sinistra»}} D'Alema: No, del movimento operaio, ed era un'analisi giustissima. Adesso che gli operai votano Lega lo dicono tutti, io l'ho detto …
“The places where I found true solace are the homes I built—19 Kabir Sarani Road, Dacca, and 19 Kabir Road, Calcutta. Within their walls reside the love and labor I poured into them, the blessings of my forefathers, and the cherished memories of my beloved grandmother Tarini, my grandfather Raja Mukunda Dhar, and my devoted parents, Hara Mohan Dhar and Elokeshi.”
Mohini Mohan Dhar (1866–1952) first seen 1947 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Speeches and Pamphlets, Law Hall of Sydney Journal, 1947.
“I want to live in a world where we’re not trying to disenfranchise humans or devalue labor.”
Timnit Gebru (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The labor that produces life—the cooking, cleaning, caring, and nurturing—is the invisible infrastructure upon which all other 'productive' economic activity depends. To ignore it is not just an oversight; it is an ideological commitment.”
Lyn Ossome wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have somewhere read that more men rust out than wear out; a piece of mechanism is more apt to get out of repair when not employed than when performing its accustomed labor.”
John Henry Luers (1819–1871) said by 1871 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are going to continue to be a strong impact in the labor market, training young people who can go on to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses. We are going to help the government understand the potential of innovation and ecommerce, data protections, and help them see that the value chain is important for taxations.”
Ron Kawamara (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Society is the offspring of leisure; and to acquire this forms the only rational motive for accumulating wealth, notwithstanding the cant that prevails on the subject of labor.”
Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1813–1871) said by 1871 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They still had the last mile to go, but they were directionally there. The labor market was strong. And then President Trump took office.”
Natasha Sarin wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We’re going to see an inflation uptick, and we’re going to see a weaker labor market as a result of all that has already been done.”
Natasha Sarin wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to cooperate in the gradual expansion of sections while thoroughly ensuring quality control, and contribute to offing two birds with one stone by solving labor shortages and tackling energy conservation.”
Masaru Tomita (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So the price is the result of our efforts at improving efficiency. Emerging countries are very aggressive with their cheaper labor cost and we have to survive against them.”
Satoshi Nakamura (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Each country has its own values and robots should comply with the values of the country they are in, kind of like labor laws.”
Laurence Devillers (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The troubles we're experiencing didn't arise because someone made the wrong economic prediction, or used the wrong economic indicator or the wrong theory of corporate investment. They arose because we've been using our energies mindlessly for decades; we've put our labor and resources into activities that have brought us nothing back.”
Philip Slater (1927–2013) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Pursuit of Loneliness (1990)[1970], p. 173.
“It is important to demonstrate that child labor is one of the most harmful forms of exploitation for the full development of human beings and a serious violation of the fundamental rights of children and adolescents. The protection of minors is an integral part of the Gospel message. It is necessary to create a safe environment for them, giving priority to their interests.”
George Desmond Tambala (born 1968) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: World day against child labor, the Bishop of Zomba: "Protecting children, in the light of the Gospel" (12 June 2021) Fides News Agency
“Labor honestly, conscientiously, and steadfastly, and recognition and success must crown your efforts in the end.”
Williamina Fleming (1857–1911) said by 1911 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing is a manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.”
John Gregory Dunne (1932–2003) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laying Pipe", from Esquire (c. 1986)
“These examples are a blatant disregard of our labor laws and safety best practice.”
Johnnie Swartz first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Construction industry corruption worries Minister Swartz,sundaystandards(4 February 2010)
“There’s no shortcut in this sport. I do not support doping, and I never will. If you want to enjoy the fruits of your labor, you must do it right”
“We don't want to commodify our people, and we don't want to be tagged as labor-exporting country.”
Nancy Binay (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I pray for the health, happiness, and fulfilled long lives of my parents so we may enjoy the fruits of our labor together.”
Roxanne Barcelo (born 1985) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "What ‘Completes’ them". 18 September 2018.
“There are better things we can do rather than trolling each other on social media and being rude to each other at the slightest opportunity. We can build a great nation together; in fact; we can build the greatest nation on this planet together. We have the potential, let’s allow the labor of our past heroes inspire us into greatness.”
Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/04/the25series-oniosun-temidayo-isaiah-23-year-old-make-africa-next-frontier-space-industry/
“It is neither floating nor springing. It is power without labor, thrust without force, the very opposite of any sort of aggression, the particular physics of his anatomy, the demonstration and the effect of his personality.”
Jane Smiley (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the standpoint of students, we began researching democracy and socialism, but influenced by external socialist and labor movements, two currents emerged among the students: those pursuing it ideologically and those focusing on practical action.”
Inejirō Asanuma (1898–1960) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)
“This happened just three hours after the party was founded. [...] There is the old saying of a ‘three-day shogun,’ but the Farmer-Labor Party was a three-hour shogun, and accordingly my first term as secretary-general lasted only three hours.”
Inejirō Asanuma (1898–1960) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: My Resume (私の履歴書), Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1956 (book form: 1957).
“There is a dawn approaching that is indicating and shouting to us that it’s our moment. But we’ve got to seize that moment and use what we know so well—how to organize and, fundamentally, how to fight! And that’s what the Labor Party is about.”
Tony Mazzocchi (1926–2002) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mazzocchi at the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America 1998 convention
“Life has a chance if ...human labor is... valued... but we have to fight for it...”
Anna Heringer (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Battle is the ultimate to which the whole life's labor of an officer should be directed. He may live to the age of retirement without seeing a battle; still he must always be getting ready for it exactly as if he knew the hour of the day it is to break upon him. And then, whether it come late or early, he must be willing to fight — he must fight.”
Charles Ferguson Smith (1807–1862) first seen 1861 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Conversation with Lew Wallace in Paducah, KY (September, 1861); reported in Lew Wallace: An Autobiography (New York and London: Harper & Bros., 1906), ch. 40, p. 344
“I was very conscious of the fact that the enquiries I conducted, that is the ones involving some notoriety all involved the Australian Labor Party. But the fact is that the present run of enquiries involving the Liberal Party were all commenced at least a year before I left.”
David Ipp (1938–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With any minority group, marginalized communities, there’s extra labor”
Terri Lyne Carrington (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The labor of one enabled the wealth of the other to exist.”
Fred Wilson (artist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Labor is discovered to be the great, the grand conqueror, enriching and building up nations more surely than the proudest battles.”
William Ellery Channing (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No man receives the true culture of a man in whom the sensibility to the beautiful is not cherished; and I know of no condition in life from which it should be excluded. Of all luxuries this is cheapest and the most at hand; and it seems to me to be the most important to those conditions where coarse labor tends to give a grossness to the mind.”
William Ellery Channing (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People should be guarded against temptation to unlawful pleasures by furnishing them the means of innocent ones. In every community there must be pleasures, relaxations and means of agreeable excitement; and if innocent are not furnished, resort will be had to criminal. Man was made to enjoy as well as labor, and the state of society should be adapted to this principle of human nature.”
William Ellery Channing (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Labor is often the father of pleasure.”
Voltaire (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.”
Robert Browning (misattributed) first seen 1621 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sometimes ascribed to Robert Browning, this is in fact a misquotation from Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621): "They [i.e. ambitious men] may not cease, but as a dog in a wheel, a bird in a cage, or a squi…
“We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.”
Michel de Montaigne (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Foeda est in coitu et brevis voluptas et taedet Veneris statim peractae. Non ergo ut pecudes libidinosae caeci protinus irruamus illuc (nam languescit amor peritque flamma); sed sic sic sine fine feriati et tecum iaceamus osculantes. Hic nullus labor est ruborque nullus: hoc iuvit, iuvat et diu iuvabit; hoc non deficit incipitque semper.”
Petronius (attributed) first seen 1640 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frgament in the Poetae Latini Minores. Translated by Michael Heseltine (1913). Compare Ben Jonson's version in rhyming couplets, in Underwood (1640)
“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.”
Thomas Edison (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.”
Dag Hammarskjöld (attributed) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Beca Lewis, Living in Grace: The Shift to Spiritual Perception (2002) p. 158
“We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious.”
Sophie Swetchine (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If a labor leader of national scale is arrested by the police, I will call a general strike.”
Amir Peretz (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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 available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.”
Cecil Rhodes (disputed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He chooses best, whose labor entertains His vacant fancy most; the toil you hate Fatigues you soon, and scarce improves your limbs.”
John Armstrong (poet) (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source