Hard Work Hero Mugs

'Voluntary work,,, I wouldn't do it if you paid me'

"This is my son...I want him to work his way up all the way from the bottom- even if it takes all day."

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice performing the duty of a Christian.

'Son, look out there! Do you think I got all this through luck? No! It took work work work!'

'Be careful where you step. My dad says he has a lot of blood, sweat and tears in this ranch.'

Businesswoman Empowerment

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

'I'll be late for dinner, dear, I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

Girl does mathematical equation. Man says 'Tut! Teenagers today and their problems ...'

Do your research!

Two old superheroes on a park bench feeding the birds.

"You work too hard. You have stress balls!"

Evil Exams!

'I suppose you'll use this as an excuse for turning in your homework in late again.'

"How was work?"

'Our little guy is busy with homework, or if we're lucky, some sort of social network start-up.'

'Your resume is impressive, but next time try to shorten it from 100 pages to one.'

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

"Mrs. Berg calls my book report a finely crafted debut and she looks forward to my next effort."

'What do you mean...You feel uncomfortable asking for time off?'

'Sure, I'm a working mother - is there any other kind?'

'What I did on my summer vacation: I wrote about what I had done the rest of the year.'

"I think I gained weight because of the heavy reading Mr. Klacken assigns us."

'Yeah, I don't have trouble remembering my times tables, but I stink at algebra...'

Paper to boy: 'Did you forget something? I'm your take home test.'

"God works in mysterious ways."

"I got an 'A' - and all my research was from infomercials."

'The dog ate my homework -- I thought maybe you could X-ray him.'

'This would be a lot easier, Ms. Sims, if there were a little more margin for error.'

"I enjoy the one day of the school year...that I didn't forget to do my homework."

Will eat your homework for $.

"These fourth grade marks are confusing...I got a B on the assignment, so is that like a smiley face or a star?"

"Hey, waiter! This homework is burnt to a crisp!"