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For the next century, we've got to put together what we so carelessly tore apart with so little concern for those who were gonna follow us. ... You've got to sound off.

Studs Terkel

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Studs Terkel
Age: 96 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 16
Died: 2008
Died: October 31
Actor
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Journalist
Music Journalist
Poet Lawyer
Radio Personality
Writer
New York City
New York
Louis Terkel
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The answer is to say 'No!' to authority when authority is wrong.
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Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things, and that's what it's all about. They must count.
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I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature. In unbalanced times, balance is as difficult to come by as Parsifal's Grail.
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The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone objects to.
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I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.
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I'd want the human voice expressing grievances, or delight, or whatever it might be. But something real
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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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