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Studs Terkel Quotes

Studs Terkel quotes about book

American Journalist May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008

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All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for the young kid at Normandy, or what is work like for a woman having a job for the first time in her life? What's it like to be black or white? Studs Terkel
That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about..."
I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now. Studs Terkel
I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous..."
Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too. Studs Terkel

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