Tom Perez Quotes

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.'

Work is at the core of human dignity.

A job is a person's identity in a society, his way of living, and his relevance in society.

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.

If I have to work in McDonalds, fine - I had a really great run and made a living at music for 20 years, and how many other people can say that?

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

I work every weekend in my district.

I make a good living doing what I do.

Meat workers may have been looked down upon socially, but at least they were well-paid and were a fit and lively bunch as a result of hard, honest physical work.

Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.

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.

A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together.

People want the dignity of work.

For me, money is about respect, and that is really important to me.

A job provides so much more than a paycheck. It provides a sense of dignity and belonging. It gives you the opportunity to learn, grow, and be part of a team - or, in my case, part of a band.

Work is at the heart of human dignity.

Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.

Our five-year-old son thinks I ought to work in the local bookshop, and I can see the appeal of that.

I am a normal girl from a humble, middle class family.

I am who I am. I'm from Birmingham. My mum works at Sainsbury's. My dad is a fire-fighter. We keep it real. We know who we are. I haven't made a lot of money, but I'm equally comfortable. I have food, clothes on my back, and my family.

I'm so glad we have jobs after fighting. A lot of important fighters before would stop fighting and have nothing left. Today, you can fight and make money in a normal life.

Me, I'm a working-class man, and I go to my job, put in the work, and walk away clean and unscathed, and I like it that way.

We must never forget the value of work because without it people are denied a sense of dignity and of community.

My middle class values are intact.

I make a lot of money, but I need to be treated right.