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Factory Quotes

On family history, industrial labor, and factory life.

These factory quotes often trace personal history, from parents who worked at a Kaliber factory to a grandfather who was a shoemaker in a shoe factory, a working-class thread also found in our labor quotes collection.

My grandfather was a shoemaker who worked in a shoe factory.

Quotes by Stephen Pagliuca

My father worked in a tyre factory. My mother worked as a teacher.

Quotes by Paul Polman

My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.

Quotes by Mikhail Khodorkovsky

The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory.

Quotes by Kevin Whately

Factories Quotes

Ross Perot came and visited Apple several times and visited the Macintosh factory. Ross was a systems thinker.

Quotes by John Sculley

The message is that all brilliance emanates from the top; that the worker on the floor of the store or the factory is insignificant.

Quotes by James Sinegal

My father was a storekeeper at a factory in west London.

Quotes by Ian Gillan

The Cheesecake Factory's not that bad.

Quotes by Eric Ripert

The house is a factory.

Quotes by Dave Eggers

Factory Worker Quotes

I grew up with a bunch of factory workers.

Quotes by Bobby Cannavale

I grew up in a factory town - Urbana, Ohio.

Quotes by Beth Macy

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these factory quotes focus on personal or business history?
Both; several trace family roots in factory work, like parents at a Kaliber factory or a grandfather in a shoe factory, while others discuss business visits and philosophy.
Is Apple mentioned in this collection?
Yes, one quote recalls Ross Perot visiting the Macintosh factory multiple times, describing him as a systems thinker observing production firsthand.
Do any quotes challenge how factory workers are valued?
Yes, one pushes back on the idea that all brilliance comes from the top, arguing that workers on the factory floor are wrongly treated as insignificant.
Why do people connect factories to family history?
For many, a parent's or grandparent's factory job represents a formative part of family identity and hard work passed down through generations.
Are there related quotes about labor and workers?
Yes, browse our labor quotes collection for more on the value and dignity of working life.

Other lines turn toward business and philosophy, recalling visits to the Macintosh factory and challenging the idea that brilliance only comes from the top, a debate connected to our industrial quotes page.