Workforce Quotes

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It`s a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you`ve been trained as a classical theatre actor. There`s always a depression in the theatre.

- Frances McDormand

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

- Bob Geldof

This was a business decision. It involves establishing the most efficient process for getting our products to customers at the lowest cost, and is no reflection on the Pine Bluff workforce.

- Cindy Anderson

A primary goal of my administration will be to expand housing opportunities in and around the downtown, with an emphasis on building walkable, fullservice neighborhoods for our growing workforce.

- Gavin Newsom

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.

- Gavin Newsom

We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well.

- Thad Cochran

And I think we`re going to have a healthier and a better educated workforce if the president`s budget requests for increases are approved.

- Thad Cochran

We can no longer let the threat of an early frost send a chill of fear throughout a large portion of our workforce. Diversification is the only answer.

- Alan Autry

A wholly unrealistic mandate to compete against itself with an aging fleet, aging workforce and and ailing infrastructure make a public accounting of the Coastal Ferry Act a necessity.

- Jackie Miller

I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.

- Cathy Freeman

Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven`t risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation.

- Robert Reich

The problem is all of these approaches seek to force an industry into a one-size-fits-all solution. My members need the ability to tailor their benefits to meet that workforce.

- Paul Kelly

If the City Council does not radically alter the trend in housing, then Davis in 2020 will become a much more exclusive community and ... a larger percentage of its workforce than today will be living elsewhere. ... And that, in particular, if we do not require a good portion of the new houses to be permanently affordable, then while we may have smaller homes, they will be very expensive homes.

- David Thompson

So far, Adidas has said that it will maintain all of its current offices and there would not be any wholesales bloodletting in the workforce, ... We`ll have to wait and see how the synergies are achieved.

- Tom Doyle

The Coast Guard wants to make its workforce reflective of the population of the United States,

- James Nicholson

Hot Jobs and Cool Communities: Attracting and Retaining a Talented Workforce.

- Rebecca Ryan

No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy.

- Alain Corre

If we can modernise the workforce, make them better qualified, have this framework of qualifications, then I think they have a very good case for more money.

- Alejandro Urrego

The Committee`s review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security.

- Algernon Sidney

Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.

- Ali Alatas

Products made in China are cheap through the exploitation of the workforce. Every time we shop, we are driving the nail further into the coffin of American manufacturing jobs.

- Alice Maria Gomes

In an information age, in a technology-based global economy, we must have the most productive and best-educated workforce.

- Alison Lurie

If we`re going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we`re going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.

- Alison Lurie

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality.

- Alison Mau

The reality is that the workforce relative to the number of people retired has shrunk and today in America there are only 3.3 working Americans paying payroll taxes to support each individual currently retired and collecting Social Security taxes.

- Allan Collins

We must ensure that today`s seniors` benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.

- Allan H. Conney

More than a day off work, Labor Day celebrates years of hard work, dedication, innovation, and initiative by our nation`s workforce.

- Allison Szatek

The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability.

- Allison Szatek

As the world`s sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation`s ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled economic success of our nation`s workforce.

- Allison Szatek

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area`s workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today`s global economy.

- Andre Cita

Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women tend to spend less time in the workforce than men.

- Andreas Schurig

There just aren`t enough Americans in the workforce to pay our retirees the benefits they`ve been promised - unless we make some changes.

- Andreas Schurig

The Kinston factory is our manufacturing hub for dishwashers, ... The combination of the factory and its background in producing fine dishwashers, and the workforce available there to build this super product, made us decide on Kinston.

- Andy Stern

The Kinston factory is our manufacturing hub for dishwashers. The combination of the factory and its background in producing fine dishwashers, and the workforce available there to build this super product, made us decide on Kinston.

- Andy Stern

Many have master`s and doctorate degrees, but because of their illness, they are out of the workforce, ... Now with new medications, many are capable of controlling the illness to the point of being able to function very well and contribute in varied positions that do contribute to the community and are not menial in nature.

- Andy Zweizig

We`re already having concerns by major employers that their workforce is disappearing. The faster we can get investment back in there and recreate an economy, the sooner this will all come back.

- Anne Knutson

The company story is that the workforce is everything, ... it`s `Our people make the difference.` But, if you read this memo, their people aren`t making the difference. It`s time to get a new, younger workforce that doesn`t go see the doctor.

- Anthony Stone

We as a Navy and a nation cannot maintain a workforce that is configured for a world that no longer exists.

- Antoine Herteman

Repetitive-stress injuries in the workplace are an important problem. I recognize this critical challenge and want you to understand that the safety and health of our nation`s workforce will always be a priority during my tenure as Secretary,

- Antonella Notari

The best defense that we have right now is an educated American public and educated workforce, both the employees of the Postal Service and those who work in mailrooms,

- Arthur 'Bugs' Baer

As a community, we have made great strides in education. Compared to other places in western Kentucky, we`re way ahead because we have a quality school system and the Marion Ed-Tech Center, ... I would rate our available workforce a B to an A. The only reason it`s not an A-plus, is because we don`t have enough available workers.

- Ashley Berggren

It`s impeding the advantage we`ve had over the years, which is a highly ... skilled workforce.

- Aynsley M. Smith