American - Journalist | May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008
But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and suddenly you realize you count.
Studs Terkel
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I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.
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I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.
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I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.
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I want a language that speaks the truth.
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I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as well, to have them honored.
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I'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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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 solace.
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Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.
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So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.
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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.
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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.
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