Week

Week

A week is a time unit equal to seven days. It is the standard time period used for cycles of work days and rest days in most parts of the world.

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Famous quotes containing the word week:

    “A woman would be wise to think it well
    If once a week you only rang the bell.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “[When asked: “If women voted, would they not have to sit on juries?”:] Many women would be glad of a chance to sit on anything. There are women who stand up and wash six days in the week at 75 cents a day who would like to take a vacation and sit on a jury at $1.50.”
    —Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)

    “How pleasant is Saturday night,
    When I’ve tried all the week to be good,
    And not spoke a word that was bad,
    And obliged everyone that I could.”
    —Nancy Sproat (1766–1827)