Quote by Barack Obama
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we ta

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label. – Barack Obama

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So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you – and fight alongside you – until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way. – Barack Obama

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Anniversary
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But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. Thats what I strive to do, thats what I pray to do every day. – Barack Obama

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best
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If youre sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I. – Barack Obama

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I work six months and get three or four with the family. Ive stopped racing to get to the red light. – Kyle Chandler

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A close family member once offered his opinion that I exhibit the phone manners of a goat, then promptly withdrew the charge – out of fairness to goats. – Jeffrey Kluger

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I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around. – Li Na

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I have a very strong family. – Janet Jackson

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Im a spoilt brat. I thought I was just going to walk in and make movies. But Id been my own boss for so long that all of a sudden to be facing a roomful of people who were niggling over every little scene… I just thought Id go back and draw my comics and have a happy life. – Frank Miller

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I never found accents difficult, after learning languages. – Vivien Leigh

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My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd. – Arthur Holly Compton

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God is the perfect poet. – Robert Browning

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