The fact of the matter is, this is a very dynamic economy we have, and in this dynamic economy, you have a lot of job gains, but you also have job loss.

Inclusion and fairness in the workplace . . . is not simply the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do.

If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.

To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.

Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted.

We have had actually a decline in government service overall, but the growth is in high-tech areas, specialty areas in the Labor Department and other departments.

Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy.

Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do.

It is a dangerous thing to substitute reading or writing for living. Live first, then write.

Too many husbands and wives enter into marriage with the idea that their spouse exists for one purpose: to make them happy.

Key message to all patients: Let go of all negativity and empower your body through your positivity.

To each his own. A billion Buddhas. A billion streams of wisdom. All smiling in their anguish.

Happiness is a way station between too much and too little.

I didn't invent the rainy day. I just own the best umbrella.

I'm not a musician - I'm a ham.

Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself; people sometimes want a piece of you for no good reason; and always do things out of love not fear.

Only man can stop being fully man. He can ascend above all degres of universal existence and by the same token fall below the level of the basest of creatures.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.