Leonard Boswell Quotes

One day I said to my dad, 'Are you disappointed that I'm working a minimum-wage job and I didn't go to college?' I'll never forget his response. He said, 'It's not about how much money you make or what your job is, but it's more about your character. For that, I'm proud of you.'

What really motivates people at Facebook is building something that's worthwhile, that they're going to be proud to show to friends and family.

My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'

And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've always tried to get involved in the community or my family now I have kids.

Being a working mom, you want to make a difference in our schools, which is making a difference in our children and ultimately it's making a difference in our community.

You can't put a price on being proud of what you do.

I have such pride in my job.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

My parents did a great job raising me and my two sisters. We all graduated from high school and we all graduated from college. So, to be a good representative of my family is probably my greatest accomplishment thus far.

We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.

We knew the people in Natick and knew the teachers that would be teaching our children. It was important for us to be involved in the Natick community because we think so highly of it.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.

My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy.

We should learn to take genuine pride in a job well done and not expect praise for one simply carried out.

I hated school, but I love work.

I was looking for a new challenge and got an interest in trying to make a difference for families. You become more aware of how important families are. They are the key institution in our culture. The reason I got into politics was to try to make a difference for that key institution, whether it was tax policy, education policy, or whatever.

It's not about working anymore, its about doing work I can be proud of.

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

The great aim of our education is to bring out of the child who comes into our hands every faculty that he brings with him, and then to try to win that child to turn all his abilities, his powers, his capacities, to the helping and serving of the community which is a part.

Family, Nation, Work!