Author: Studs Terkel

Quotes

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

- Studs Terkel

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

- Studs Terkel

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.

- Studs Terkel

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

- Studs Terkel

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

- Studs Terkel

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.

- Studs Terkel

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

- Studs Terkel

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

- Studs Terkel

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

- Studs Terkel

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