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Quotes About Working

I come from a family of working people. My parents were Guatemalan immigrants who spent most of their lives in the service industry.
~ Hector Tobar
The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again.
~ Keith Ellison
I'm going to be fighting to rebuild the Democratic party no matter what. I'm going to be fighting to make sure the Democratic party is known among working people that we are their champion no matter what.
~ Keith Ellison
Infrastructure done right can help working people; infrastructure done wrong is just more money for private equity.
~ Tom Perez
I'm always hyperaware of the way in which working people are portrayed on the stage.
~ Lynn Nottage
Climate impacts hit working people first, and with extreme weather events, changing seasons, and rising sea levels, whole communities stand on the front lines.
~ Sharan Burrow
Market-led globalization is leading to a race to the bottom, where efficiency and profit matter more than a fair share for working people.
~ Sharan Burrow
We must defend the rights of working people to bargain collectively for fair wages and safe working conditions.
~ Richard Cordray
Donald Trump is fighting for working people, and he's fighting to restore the borders around this country that are the essential ingredient for national sovereignty and national success in a way that nobody has who has held that office not only in my lifetime but, frankly, in the history of this country.
~ Stephen Miller
I think it is really important when we're talking about fiscal responsibility that we are balancing the budget in ways that really benefit the working people and Americans.
~ Ilhan Omar
The right to strike is one of the most important safeguards working people have in this country. It's a weapon of last resort that has served throughout history as a bargaining tool which allows unions to push for recognition of ordinary workers' rights to be paid fairly and treated with dignity.
~ Emily Thornberry
In cities across the world, directors of leading arts institutions, galleries and museums know that when it comes to attracting locals to their major exhibitions and shows, weekdays tend to be 'cultural dead time' for working people, who are simply too busy to enjoy what their city has to offer.
~ Munira Mirza
Donald Trump spoke to the experience of ordinary working people when he dubbed Nafta the 'worst trade deal ever made.'
~ Barry Gardiner
Elizabeth Warren has been a champion for working people. She has been a champion for Native people. She has been a champion for education and all of the things that we should care about in this country.
~ Deb Haaland
I spent some time in Paris when I made 'Black Tights.' The working people were great but I didn't like the attitude of merchants who raised prices when they learned you were an American.
~ Cyd Charisse
I absolutely believe that we're the workers' party. We are the party that has always been at the forefront of the big social changes that have promoted women and working people.
~ Grant Shapps
It's sad to say, but the story of Royal Mail's privatisation is a story of our times: the loss of democratic control; the transfer of wealth and power to the richest in society; and the growing pressure on working people to work harder and faster for less.
~ Clive Lewis
It's disturbing to observe how partisan politicians play games with federal programs that help working people survive and thrive.
~ Raphael Warnock
Kathie Lee and I were working together on our 'Live' morning show when she started dating Frank. I always loved trying to get her to tell me about her new romance, and it wasn't long before we were watching them take their vows in front of close friends in Southhampton.
~ Regis Philbin
You got me: I do Pilates. I love Pilates because we do very specific training in soccer for the same six or seven muscles, but we neglect so many other muscles. So when I do Pilates, it helps get all the rest of the muscles in shape and gets them working together.
~ Landon Donovan
We've got to be moving together, working together, leading the country together, and ensuring that we achieve the objectives that our alliance has set out for itself.
~ Cyril Ramaphosa
It's time to put back on the agenda the importance of public ownership and public good, the value of working together collaboratively, not in competition.
~ Ken Loach
Our common membership of the E.U. provided an important external context to the Irish and U.K. governments working together for peace. It should not be discounted lightly.
~ Enda Kenny
If I have learned anything from my time in Congress, it is that the only way we are going to solve the big problems our country faces is by working together.
~ Will Hurd