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2 years, 2 months ago

she’s so far ahead of me

I have a daughter in college. If she goes through to June, she’ll have her master’s degree. She’s in medicine. For her, it’ll be either teaching or research. As she teaches, she can work for her doctorate. She’s so far ahead of me, I couldn’t . . .

I don’t look down on my job in any way. I could…

—p.152 Working Book Three: Cleaning Up (147) by Studs Terkel
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2 years, 2 months ago

he was poor and blind and willing to help

What really did it for me was one call I made. I went through the routine. The guy listened patiently and he said, “I really would like to help.” He was blind himself! That really got me—the tone of his voice. I could just tell he was a good person. He was willing to help even if he couldn’t read t…

—p.142 Book Two: The Commercial (112) by Studs Terkel
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2 years, 2 months ago

she believes I exploit people

This whole business has fallen absolutely into disuse in the past ten years. I know of no young man who’s gone into it. To them, it’s demeaning. I once asked my son to help me. His wife came over and told me she didn’t want her husband to help me exploit people. She believes I exploit people. Of co…

—p.136 Book Two: The Commercial (112) by Studs Terkel
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2 years, 2 months ago

to be an actor is to be a selfish person

I used to think to myself, This is not a life. A man ought to be something more important, ought to be a doctor or a lawyer or something that does something for other people. To be an actor is to be a selfish person. It’s a matter of ego, I think. Many actors make the mistake of thinking this is li…

—p.123 Book Two: The Commercial (112) by Studs Terkel
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2 years, 2 months ago

how important is advertising?

They’re all very similar. That raises the question: How important is advertising? Is there a justification for it? It’s a question people are asking all over the country. I myself am puzzled by it. There’s a big change going on right now. The rules are becoming more stringent. In another five years…

—p.114 Book Two: The Commercial (112) by Studs Terkel