Big mouth Quote by Studs Terkel

My epitaph? My epitaph will be, 'Curiosity did not kill this cat.

— 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…

— 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…

— Studs Terkel

Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer.

— Studs Terkel

Hope never trickles down. It always springs up.

— 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…

— Studs Terkel

To survive the day is triumph enough for the walking wounded among the great many of us.

— 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…

— Studs Terkel

All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.

— Studs Terkel

Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation.

— Studs Terkel

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

— 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,…

— Studs Terkel