"What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful, and childhood more happy and bright."

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Source : The Shoe workers' Journal, Volume 16‎ (p. 4), 1915.

Samuel Gompers

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“There are things I've always wanted to do. Things I may not be able to do, but I never really ruled them out - like running a marathon. It's all a matter of timing for me. I suppose I could probably do it if I planned it out right with medication. I don't set a whole lot of goals. It smacks a little bit of will to me, and I find that will is not the way to go for me.”
“Typically, people allow differences and mistakes to lower their respect and value for other people. But you know the pillar of honor is strong in a relationship when you can look at the other person and say, “You are really different from me. It makes me sad when I see you making that choice. But I love you. I value you, I believe in you, and I am here for you in this relationship.”
“Weâ€™re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I donâ€™t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. Iâ€™ll be a hummingbird, Iâ€™ll do the best I can.”
“He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.”
“You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.”

Source : Patricia Maclachlan (2009). “Baby”, p.69, Yearling
“The words that are coming out of my mouth and how I mean them, it's so much different.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Divine Spirit has a way of doing exactly what is right for everyone concerned at the moment.”
“I'm a crazy car guy. I've got an airplane hangar full of cars.”

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