Studs Terkel Quotes

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. One is a realist if one hopes.

Studs Terkel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008

Topics

LiveTimeDieBornWhyRealist

The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it.

Joanna Newsom

I AmBlueSingingVoiceYouFirst

I first met Miles Davis about 1947 and played a few jobs with him and Sonny Rollins at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. During this period, he was coming into his own, and I could see him extending the boundaries of jazz even further.

John Coltrane

JazzFirstHimBoundariesSeeOwn

The less I work, the happier I am. I discovered that, as most people discover at some point.

Robert Sean Leonard

WorkI AmPeoplePointDiscoverAm

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

SmallThreeEuropeOutStartedSix

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

John Stuart Mill

PersonBeliefEqualOnlyWho

Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted.

John Ralston Saul

GodSocietyHellGoingBeenWho

I have loved Jesus my whole life, and it has been such a privilege for me. To be able to marry my work and God together has been such a blessing.

Roma Downey

LifeWorkGodBlessingTogetherMe

One of the first things I tell people is, if you want to learn about investing, you want to open an account and make real investments because that's when it becomes real.

Mohnish Pabrai

PeopleLearnYouWantFirstReal

I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow.

Jonathan Galassi

PoetryThinkLineLikeReadBreaks

I definitely promise to always make films about issues that matter to me.

Diego Luna

MeMatterAlwaysPromiseIssues

I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.

Chen Guangcheng

SmallJailOutBiggerComeEntered

If someone were to come from another planet and see the world through movies, they'd think that the world was populated by white men in their 30s who shoot a lot.

Bonnie Bedelia

MenWorldThinkSomeoneWhiteSee

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