Labor is the way in which man produces what nature provides ... - Hannah Arendt

"Labor is the way in which man produces what nature provides for him; work is man's effort to use these materials for his purposes."

Hannah Arendt Work

Philosopher, Political Theorist German-American 1906–1975

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"The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution."

"Nobody has the right to obey."

"The human condition is not the same as human nature."

"Action is the only human activity which goes on directly between men without the intermediary of things."

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."