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Studs Terkel Quotes
Page 2 of 2Studs Terkel
May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008
Nationality: American
Category: Journalist
Subcategory: American Journalist
|  When 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. | | Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too. | | That'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. | | I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it. | | If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have. | | I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now. | | I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be. | | I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing. |
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