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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 28 quotes by Studs Terkel Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for “The Good War”, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago. Read full biography of Studs Terkel → 1 2 3 Ctrl → With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have... → 0 That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of... → 0 Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between the time we're born and we die? We're born to live.... → 0 You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist. 0 I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be. 0 When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. You're part of something... → 0 Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt. 0 I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing. 0 If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have. 0 I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.'... → 0 Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the... → 0 We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary: 'I hope it's a nice day.' 'Hopefully... → 0 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... → 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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