A day to celebrate and honor the value of hard work.
Labor Day is a day we dedicate to our constant go-getters and valuable hard workers.
This holiday is most often celebrated with abackyard BBQ, a quickbeach trip, or a neighborhood gathering.
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This significant day does a lot more than pay tribute to our American achievements.
We reflect on our journey and celebrate the contributions of our working nation and the resilience of American workers.
Labor Day stirs up the opportunity for us to think about our dreams and aspirations regarding our future.
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Booker T. Washington
Stephen King
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration.
The rest of us just get up and go to work.”
Stephen King
Michelle Obama
“Just try new things.
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Don’t be afraid.
Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?”
Michelle Obama
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thomas A. Edison
“There is no substitute for hard work.”
Thomas A. Edison
John Locke
“It is labor indeed that puts the difference on everything.”
John Locke
Sophocles
“Without labor nothing prospers.”
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Theodore Roosevelt
Aristotle
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
Aristotle
Margaret Mead
“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”
Margaret Mead
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Without ambition one starts nothing.
Without work one finishes nothing.
The prize will not be sent to you.
You have to win it.”
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There really is no substitute for working hard."
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Ralph Ransom
“Before the reward there must be labor.
You plant before you harvest.
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You sow in tears before you reap joy.”
Ralph Ransom
John C. Maxwell
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.”
Whatever your goal, you’re free to get there if you’re willing to work."
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