I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.' That's a perverse idealist. It's practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. That's very realistic.
-- Studs Terkel
   
Studs Terkel   Name:
Studs Terkel
Type:
Journalist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
May 16, 1912
Death:
October 31, 2008
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