---
title: "3 Daily bread Quotes By Studs Terkel"
description: "3 Daily bread quotes by Studs Terkel. Plus more from Studs Terkel and more Daily bread sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg"
---

> [“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-daily-bread-for/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg)

> [Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-daily-bread-for-2/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/studs-terkel-3020_astonishment_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_2964912.jpg)

> [Work is a search for daily meaning as well as for daily bread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-for-daily-bread/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/studs-terkel-3020_bread_work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-we_3204010.jpg)

## Other authors on Daily bread

- [Lailah Gifty Akita 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/lailah-gifty-akita/)

## More by Studs Terkel

> [My epitaph? My epitaph will be, 'Curiosity did not kill this cat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/my-epitaph-my-epitaph-will-be-curiosity-did-not-kill-this-cat/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [“It was in ’35—we had this campaign to raise a million tax dollars. In the town of Phillips, one evening, during a blizzard, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/it-was-in-35-we-had-this-campaign-to-raise-a-million-tax-dollars-in/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-read-somewhere-that-when-a-person-takes-part-in-community-action/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/don-t-be-an-examiner-be-the-interested-inquirer/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [Hope never trickles down. It always springs up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/hope-never-trickles-down-it-always-springs-up/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [I never drove a car. I'm hopeless that way. I press the wrong buttons on the tape recorder. But if the person I'm interviewing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-never-drove-a-car-i-m-hopeless-that-way-i-press-the-wrong-buttons/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [To survive the day is triumph enough for the walking wounded among the great many of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/to-survive-the-day-is-triumph-enough-for-the-walking-wounded-among/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [“I’ll never forget that Depression Easter Sunday. Our son was four years old. I bought ten or fifteen cents’ worth of eggs. You didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-ll-never-forget-that-depression-easter-sunday-our-son-was-four/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/all-you-need-in-life-is-truth-and-beauty-and-you-can-find-both-at-the/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/reading-a-book-should-not-be-a-passive-exercise-but-rather-a-raucous/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-hope-for-peace-and-sanity-it-s-the-same-thing/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [“The total cost of the Federal Arts Project was only $23 million. Many of these paintings, sculptures and prints were given to museums, courthouses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/the-total-cost-of-the-federal-arts-project-was-only-23-million-many/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [I find labels "liberal" and "conservative" of little meaning. Our language has become perverted along with the thoughts of many of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-find-labels-liberal-and-conservative-of-little-meaning-our-language/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [“Who knows Bob’s name in this outfit—let alone his lame child’s? (“The last place I worked for, I was let go,” recalls the bank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/who-knows-bob-s-name-in-this-outfit-let-alone-his-lame-child-s-the/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

> [The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone objects to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/the-trouble-with-censorship-is-that-once-it-starts-it-is-hard-to-stop/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/#itemlist",
            "name": "3 Daily bread Quotes By Studs Terkel",
            "numberOfItems": 3,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying. Studs Terkel”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Studs Terkel"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-daily-bread-for/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for…” — Studs Terkel",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Studs Terkel"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-daily-bread-for-2/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/studs-terkel-3020_astonishment_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_2964912.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/studs-terkel-3020_astonishment_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_2964912.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/studs-terkel-3020_astonishment_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_2964912.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for…” — Studs Terkel",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Work is a search for daily meaning as well as for daily bread.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Studs Terkel"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-well-as-for-daily-bread/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/studs-terkel-3020_bread_work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-we_3204010.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/studs-terkel-3020_bread_work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-we_3204010.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/studs-terkel-3020_bread_work-is-a-search-for-daily-meaning-as-we_3204010.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Work is a search for daily meaning as well as for daily bread.” — Studs Terkel",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/",
            "name": "Daily bread Quotes by Studs Terkel",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/studs-terkel-3020_daily-bread_work-is-about-a-search-for-daily-meaning_1950430.jpg"
            },
            "description": "3 Daily bread quotes by Studs Terkel. Plus more from Studs Terkel and more Daily bread sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Daily Bread",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Studs Terkel",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily-bread/studs-terkel/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```