Studs Terkel Quotes

Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

I nurture people's talents because, at the end of it, that's what they're left with. They're left with themselves.

Recognition happens when you see yourself from the inside-out: as someone who can make an impact on the world instead of navigating the impact the world has on you.

A truly empowered woman turns her values into verbs. She understands what she values most, and she takes steps to bring that value to life.

I've learned about myself that I'm much stronger than I ever had any idea about myself.

I look forward to proving something to myself and others.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

Sometimes I amaze even myself.

The National Youth Theatre did one very simple but incredible thing for me: it made me realise I had choices.

I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place I've ever been, but it keeps getting better and better.

So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.

Art helped give me confidence.

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Don't forget, you are the hero of your own story.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer. And 'Wicked' was about harnessing all that strength.

I came to love, I came into my own.