Quote by Studs Terkel

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decen

Summary

This quote suggests that the American people possess inherent virtue and intelligence when they are equipped with accurate information and knowledge. The speaker, presumably an author, believes that in his/her books, this fundamental decency and wisdom can be found within the American population. It implies that individuals can make informed decisions and display integrity if they are given access to the truth and complete information.

Topics

Intelligence

By Studs Terkel

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 y

I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.

Change People Ability Mind

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem,

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.

Friedrich Nietzsche

People

The journey is the reward.

The journey is the reward.

Chinese Proverb

Success & Failure

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow m

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.

Revenge

Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any

Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.

Love Mistakes

I don't exist when you don't see me.

I don't exist when you don't see me.

Sisters Of Mercy

Life

Develop interest in life as you see it in people, things, li

Develop interest in life as you see it in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

Music

As regards this vice, we read that the peacock is more guilt

As regards this vice, we read that the peacock is more guilty of it than any other animal. For it is always contemplating the beauty of its tail, which it spreads in the form of a wheel, and by its cries attracts to itself the gaze of the creatures that surround it. And this is the last vice to be conquered.

Leonardo DaVinci, note book

Vanity

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of wor

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.

Future

The abdication of belief makes the behavior small -- better

The abdication of belief makes the behavior small -- better an ignis fatuus than no illume at all.

Emily Dickinson

Belief

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godl

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Men

Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometime

Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome.