I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You w… — Quoted

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“I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.”

Studs Terkel · Beauty

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

Hope

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We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary: 'I hope it's a nice day.' 'Hopefully, you're doing well.' 'So how are things going along? Pretty good. Going to be good tomorrow? Hope so.'

Hope

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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.

Intelligence

Studs Terkel

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace.

Respect