Studs Terkel quotes - page 3

Never go to bed with someone whose problems are greater than yours. (Studs Terkel)
If there is knowledge, it lies in the fusion of the book and the street. View quote
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Work is a search for daily meaning as well as for daily bread. View quote
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The answer is to say 'No!' to authority when authority is wrong. View quote
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My epitaph? My epitaph will be, 'Curiosity did not kill this cat'. View quote
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Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation. View quote
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All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library. View quote
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Last year I picked up the New York Times and there was a story about a kid from Dartmouth who was bragging that he never left his room, and made dates and ordered pizza with his computer. The piece de resistance of this story was that he had two roommates, and he was proud of the fact that he only talked to them by computer. View quote
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People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. View quote
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I'm called an oral historian, which is something of a joke. Oral history was here long before the pen, long before Gutenberg and the printing press. The difference is I have a tape recorder in my hand. View quote
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Taking life seriously requires taking death seriously. (Studs Terkel)
When it comes to the news, the corporate view is `objective,' all else is propaganda. View quote
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The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers and listeners to come away with. What's it like to be that goofy little soldier, scared stiff, with his bayonet aimed at Christ What's it like to have been a woman in a defense-plant job during World War II What's it like to be a kid at the front lines It's all funny and tragic at the same time. View quote
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Once you wake up the human animal, you can't put it back to sleep again. View quote
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I'm not an optimist. I'm hopeful. View quote
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So here we are. We have a choice to make. View quote
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Im not a Luddite completely I believe in refrigerators to cool my martinis, and washing machines because I hate to see women smacking their laundry against a rock. When I hear about hardware, I think of pots and pans, and when I hear about software, I think of sheets and towels. View quote
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