Studs Terkel's Profile
Brief about Studs Terkel: By info that we know Studs Terkel was born at 1912-05-16. And also Studs Terkel is American Journalist.
Some Studs Terkel's quotes. Goto "Studs Terkel's quotation" section for more.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.
Tags: Act, Society, SomeoneThat'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.
Tags: Book, Health, HopeWe are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation in the world. We are not the only people in the world. We are an important people, the wealthiest, the most powerful and, to a great extent, generous. But we are part of the world.
Tags: Great, Nation, PowerfulWhen 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.
Tags: Become, March, RealizeI want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.
Tags: Another, Opinion, TalkYou happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist.
Tags: Agnostic, Happen, TalkingWith 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 hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven.
Tags: Hope, Put, SaidI want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.
Tags: Beauty, Peace, WorkChicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.
Tags: American, City, CorruptWhy 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. One is a realist if one hopes.
Tags: Die, Time, WhyI 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.' That's a perverse idealist. It's practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. That's very realistic.
Tags: Good, Hope, HumanThat'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.
Tags: Accepting, Argument, MissingWe use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary: 'I hope it's a nice day.' 'Hopefully, you're doing well.' 'So how are things going along? Pretty good. Going to be good tomorrow? Hope so.'
Tags: Good, Hope, NiceI'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People can connect with each other. I think people are ready for something, but there is no leadership to offer it to them. People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are part of a world.'
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