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

Other quotes by Barack Obama

In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? – Barack Obama

Category:
Hope
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. – Barack Obama

Category:
Time
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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. – Barack Obama

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Marriage
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Other Quotes from
Family
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People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, dont get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and dont start a family before youre ready to settle down. – James Taylor

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Family

I think Tattoos a song that can go so many different ways. Some people think of it as a break-up song, but, for me, its about somebody who comes into your life and really touches you – be they a friend, a family member or someone youre in a relationship with. – Jordin Sparks

Category:
Family

If I had no family, my wife and I would lead a much more romantic and nomadic existence. – David McCallum

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Family

I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends Im like a kid. – Shahrukh Khan

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Family

Random Quotes

I know that I can sing. Thats the reason I started playing music when I was twelve years old. – Kesha

Category:
Music

More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood. – Thomas Boswell, in Inside Sports

Category:
Baseball

Too often too late comes too soon. – Dr.SunWolf, 2015 tweet, professorsunwolf.com

Category:
Carpe Diem

As long as you live, keep learning how to live. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Category:
Learning