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.
Quotes about cornerstones (15 Quotes)
Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.
It's a varsity program, so the emphasis is on winning. Winning is more fun. No one likes to lose, but the three cornerstones that we focus on when we begin each season are We want the girls to improve, we want them to have fun, and we want them to learn sportsmanship.
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
Adult basic training and education is one of the cornerstones of our social investment effort, not only for our own people, but also for people in the community,
They both have the makeup that you're looking for to be the cornerstones of the organization,
I've always had a really developed sense of justice. As a child, I would rotate my dolls' dresses for fear that they might come alive at midnight and one of them would always have the best dress on. Whatever it was that made me worry about my dolls I suppose has paid off in my career because, really, an actor is all about empathy and imagination. And those are the cornerstones of activism.
Hospitals like Brigham and Women's Hospital are an inspiration to the field. They reaffirm that quality and patient safety are cornerstones of hospitals' commitment and mission. They are testing new strategies for providing safer, more effective patient-centered care, and are sharing what they learn with the field to help all hospitals fulfill the promise of high-quality, safe care for their communities.
Access to public information is a check on the government's power. An informed citizenry is one of the cornerstones, of our democracy. Without information about what our government is doing, we can't make assessments about the decisions our government is
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.
One of the cornerstones of what I believe will be the future is wave after wave of applications,
Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.
As we've said repeatedly during the past three years, Brad is one of the cornerstones of our franchise and it is great to have him signed and ready to go before the start of training camp.
In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.
They have the cornerstones set in. They do have a good core of young players here who have been around for four or five years and are starting to come into their own.