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Studs Terkel
(16 May 1912 - 31 Oct 2008)
American author and broadcaster who for 45 years was a radio host on WFMT, Chicago. With his interview guests from all walks of life, and his writings, Terkel documented a picture of American life. His first-person narrative books based on tape-recorded interviews, featured mostly everyday people. Terkel’s book, The Good War: An Oral History of World War II (1985), won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Science Quotes by Studs Terkel (1 quote)
I like quoting Einstein. … Because nobody dares contradict you.
— Studs Terkel
From interview reported by Oliver Burkeman, 'Voice of America', The Guardian (1 Mar 2002) newspaper.
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) --
Carl Sagan
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