The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.

College is about three things: homework, fun, and sleep...but you can only choose two.

The question is always 'What is the role of a labor movement?' How much is about collective bargaining, how much is about social change for all workers?

Employers need to recognize that the world has changed and there are people who would like to help them provide solution in ways that are new, modern and that add value to companies.

The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even when workers share a common employer.

Once, a union job at GM or AT&T was a bridge to success. Now, a nonunion Wal-Mart job is a bridge to nowhere.

Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members interests.

Workers of the world unite, it's not just a slogan anymore.

I was too much of a victim of the model I created. I tried Change to Win and helping Obama, and then I just ran out of Andy Stern ideas.

When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run.

Wal-Mart is the sewer pipe through which good jobs are being flushed.

Be confident, be bold! These are your life greatest strength for success.

I don't understand German myself. I learned it at school, but forgot every word of it two years after I had left, and have felt much better ever since.

They're the first crew I've ever had and most of them even call me Captain. I'm going to miss them.

ALATE POSTULATEWhen angels were invented, flight required wings

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.

The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.

The most identifying trait of humanity is our abilty to be inhumane to one another.

A limited vocabulary, but one with which you can make numerous combinations, is better than thirty thousand words that only hamper the action of the mind.