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Studs Terkel Quotes

Studs Terkel quotes

American Journalist May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008

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People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. We are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health of all the industrial nations. Studs Terkel
That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "A man? If I need a man, wouldn't you think I'd have one of my..."
A man? If I need a man, wouldn't you think I'd have one of my own? Must I wait for you? 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
Studs Terkel quote: "Curiosity never killed this cat’ — that’s what I’d like as my..."
Curiosity never killed this cat’ — that’s what I’d like as my epitaph Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "I want people to talk to one another no matter what their..."
I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those..."
I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as well, to have them honored. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "More and more we are into communications; and less and less..."
More and more we are into communications; and less and less into communication. Studs Terkel
People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. -Studs Terkel Studs Terkel
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, and you suddenly realize you count. To count is very important. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an..."
You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most..."
Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt. 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. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "But once you become active in something, something happens to..."
But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and suddenly you realize you count. Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel quote: "I want a language that speaks the truth."
I want a language that speaks the truth. Studs Terkel

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