Studs Terkel Quotes
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is exactly. But I guess that something is me.
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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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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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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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Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.
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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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I think humans are fascinating in general. We're so weird. We do so many quirky things, and we don't even know it. There's just so many layers upon layers of nuances in everything we do, and the most fun part as an actor is trying to get into all those nuances, whether they're conscious or unconscious.
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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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My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
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Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself. What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death?
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The only minds which seduce us are the minds which have destroyed themselves trying to give their life a meaning.
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Mastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.
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All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.
