Quote by Frances OGrady
I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those cant. – Frances OGrady

Other quotes by Frances OGrady

When I look at my daughter, whos 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality. – Frances OGrady

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Equality
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As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether theyre going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work. – Frances OGrady

Category:
Morning
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities… the list goes on! – Frances OGrady

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Health
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Society
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When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses – it was right after Roots, and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not. – Anna Deavere Smith

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Society

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. – Krishnamurti

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Society

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself. – John Stuart Mill

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Society

Whether you think a film will affect society or its plain entertainment, its all excellent, its all noble. – Joaquin Phoenix

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Society

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