Studs Terkel Quotes
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
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I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
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Anyone who is awake and aware knows that these quote-unquote bathroom bills or any legislation discriminating against LGBTQ citizens is horrible.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
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You have to communicate with your teammates; you have to be on a string. There are a lot of things that go into a play. And then you are guarding a two or three, which is probably one of their better players on the team, so you're focused on them.
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I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.
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If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym.
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Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.
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I just learned not to take a single thing for granted, and I think it just is extraordinary.
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Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
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I cut up loads. I always want everything shorter, shorter, shorter.
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I used to work for a catering company - I waitressed for Harry Winston events. I remember being so hungry, I would eat when I was supposed to be catering to other people.
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A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
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Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth.
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Eating disorders are A) not fun at parties, and B) they're not very fun in movies.
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We just always focus on quality, which can be frustrating during the wait, but which pays off when we're done (we hope).
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My crazy fear is I'm always afraid my keys are going to fall down a subway grate when I walk over it. I'm afraid they're going to jump out of my pocket and fall down. Isn't that stupid?
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All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.
