Brigham Young Quotes

Giving to the individual societal benefits such as free medical care breeds idleness, causing breakdown in the relationship with God.

Last year in the United States alone over $98 billion was distributed in unearned government transfer payments and other aid to millions of men and women who most often did nothing for what they received. This character-weakening government dole is repeated in almost every nation of the world. We encourage Latter-day Saints everywhere to remain free of government assistance. Work for what you receive.

I saw how hard my parents worked, and I didn't want to be a freeloader.

Some are "industrious," and appear to love labor for its own sake, or perhaps because it keeps them out of worse mischief; to suchI have at present nothing to say. Those who would not know what to do with more leisure than they now enjoy, I might advise to work twice as hard as they do,--work till they pay for themselves, and get their free papers.

People that trust wholly to other's charity, and without industry of their own, will always be poor.

I don't get handed money - and I never will. I have to work!

Americans are hard working, innovative, proud people who want bad government policies and high taxes to get out of the way so they can take care of their families and pursue their dreams.

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

I'm not a trust-fund child. I think my father's got a healthy work ethic, and therefore, I think it just came with the part. You've got to look after yourself.

My son's going to have a job, and if he wants to get a car when he gets his license, he's going to pay for it on his own like I did.

I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.

The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not create a deterrent to hard work.

A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.

I kind of grew up with a mix of two things. One was kind of this individual work ethic that my father and my stepfather and my mother all taught me, which was never depend on anyone else to do things for you, and work really hard on your own. At the same time, I benefited from the help of church and family and government my whole life.

My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - don't depend on other people, do it yourself.

I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything.

I work hard and support myself.

Work alone is noble.

I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim north, but because I am from a class of people who believe in work. In paying their way.

The more is given, the less the people will work for themselves

The more my people work, the less vices they will have

When America's early pioneers first turned their eyes toward the West, they did not demand that somebody take care of them if they got ill or got old. They did not demand maximum pay for minimum work, and even pay for no work at all.

I'm not the kind of guy who wants to basically collect money and do nothing.

Sometimes well-intentioned programs can lead to dependency and cause us to forget we have what it takes to attain the American dream.