“ [If] a man doesn't have a job or an income, he has neither life nor liberty nor the possibility for the pursuit of happiness. He merely exists. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“ What good does it do a black youth to know that an employer must pay him $2 an hour if the fact that he must be paid that amount is what keeps him from getting a job? Paul A. Samuelson
“ Employment is the exploitation of the employer’s courage, and, the employed’s fear of failure. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ *I’m hustling* is a low self-esteem having man’s way of saying *I’m unemployed,* when answering a seemingly materialistic woman’s question as to what he does for a living. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Wherever the shadow of economic growth touches us, we are left useless unless employed on a job or engaged in consumption...We lose sight of our resources, lose control over the environmental conditio… Ivan Illich
“ When we saw a destitute-looking man trying to sell worn flip-flops, I vowed never to complain about a job again. When I considered the steady paycheck and quality of life it provided, my past gripes -… Kristine K. Stevens
“ An 'Employee of the Month' is a titled given to someone who best helped someone else actualize their dream—in that particular month. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Employment frees man from the nightmare of unemployment, while it chains him to his employer’s dream. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ A major reason many Americans still struggle to find meaningful work is because they are using tactics from the 1990s and early 2000s. The future for employment is now here...and it's online."~Februar… Matt Keener
“ If growing up means not seeing one’s family and friends on the regular—all in the name of paying the bills, then growing up is overrated. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Imagination is pure potentiality for creation. We shouldn't submit it to the hourly wages we subject our time at work. Carlos Roche
“ In another thirty to fifty years, the demand for cheap labor will have produced even more machines over the employment of actual humans. And in that time frame, humans will have lost their voice, thei… Suzy Kassem
“ In the Middle Ages there was no salvation outside the Church, and the theologians had a hard time explaining what God did with those pagans who were visibly virtuous or saintly. Similarly, in contempo… Ivan Illich
“ The quality of a society and of its culture will depend on the status of its unemployed. Ivan Illich
“ The problem is that the media rarely discusses the real reasons behind why women leave their jobs. We hear a lot about the desire to be closer to the children, the love of crafting and gardening, and… Emily Matchar
“ Even with my deepest soul I knew too well that all of these were just a stairs to heaven. Fernando Lachica
“ Starving whilst schooled is like a man’s finding out that his wife is on her periods … a few seconds after he took Viagra. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ A salary is, to a man's employer, what his wife's vagina is to his wife: a tool used to (1) reward; and (2) control him. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ It is inevitable that machines will one day become the ultimate enemies of mankind. We are not evolving or progressing with our technology, only regressing. Technology is our friend today, but will be… Suzy Kassem