Workforce Quotes

We can no longer let the threat of an early frost send a chill of fear throughout a large portion of our workforce. Diversification is the only answer. (Alan Autry)
Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce. View quote
Gavin Newsom
What is perceived as a cost by some will turn out to be the competitive advantage of Europe by helping maintain a well-trained, secure workforce, open to change. View quote
Jacques Delors
You know, in a workplace, when you shrink the size of a workforce, there is pain there. But there is no question: we have a government that we can no longer afford.That is the cold, hard fact. So we have to make this more efficient. We have to sunset programs that no longer work. We have to eliminate waste and fraud. We must do this. View quote
Meg Whitman
The rapid deterioration of education has been recognized as a national problem for the past several years. Consequently, American businesses must meet the immediate challenge of poorly-educated people in today's workforce by strengthening employee training programs. View quote
Gregory Balestrero
I am so happy I want to be there. I know Saudi Arabia will never be the same again, women will have easy access to transportation and that means they will be more part of the workforce. View quote
Manal al-Sharif
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. View quote
Helen Fisher
We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. View quote
Sheryl Sandberg
And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure. View quote
Bob Geldof
It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre. View quote
Frances McDormand
Work/life benefits allow companies meaningful ways for responding to their employees' needs; they can be a powerful tool for transforming a workforce and driving a business' success. (Anne M. Mulcahy)
At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce. View quote
Bev Perdue
President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth, much less returning the workforce to a healthy level. View quote
Bob Beauprez
No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy. View quote
Brad Henry
I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded. View quote
Cathy Freeman
If we can modernise the workforce, make them better qualified, have this framework of qualifications, then I think they have a very good case for more money. View quote
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life. View quote
Helmut Jahn
Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them. View quote
Irene Rosenfeld
When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day. View quote
J. D. Hayworth
Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market. View quote
Janet Napolitano
But the - look, I think that this - the United States of America is still the most powerful economy in the world. It is an incredible engine for creativity and innovation. And it has the most - smartest, most effective workforce in the world. So we have a lot going for us, in spite of the fractiousness of our politics. (Jay Carney)
I want to improve TSA's counterterrorism focus through intelligence and cutting edge technology, support the TSA workforce, and strengthen the agency's relationships with stakeholders and the traveling public. All of these priorities are interconnected and are vital to TSA's mission - and I would say, all of our collective mission. View quote
John S. Pistole
The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability. View quote
Leonard Boswell
As the world's sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation's ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled economic success of our nation's workforce. View quote
Leonard Boswell
Developing skills is as important as training. A larger effort is needed to create a skilled workforce with employment potential. View quote
M. M. Pallam Raju