Dorothy Day Quotes

My approach has always been to work so that I can support my family.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs.

My family were really hard-working, blue-collar people, and I didn't know the idea or concept of working and having fun. I thought you just worked and made money to support your family.

Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's work.

For my family, for my loved ones, my priority is to have a job and perform.

Everything in our lives revolves around our jobs, as much as we hate to say it. Where we live at, where our kids go to school, what we eat, what lifestyle we live, depends on the income we bring in and being able to provide for your family, and that's your employment.

Sometimes I just think we get caught up in the entertainment aspect of this business and people kind of forget that this is the way we feed our families and this is our livelihoods.

I have six jobs.

Anyone can relate to struggle, whether you're European or Asian. Anyone can relate to having to get up and go to work and eat.

I don't live to work; I work to live.

I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.

You see, we all want the same things. We want to be able to take care of our families, provide for our children, to have a roof over our heads and a good-paying job.

I don't have to be a 'gazillionaire;' what's important to me is to just being able to work.

Sometimes I really need the money, really need to go straight to work. But if I had the absolute choice - money no object, my mortgage paid off - I'd really just work once or twice a year - but wouldn't everybody! - or at least do a different job sometimes.

I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.

I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.

We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about.

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

Jobs are what give people a sense of fulfillment and self-reliance.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

If you work, you should not be poor.