9 Quotes by David Isay




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    help Americans appreciate the strength in the stories of everyday people they find all around them.

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    History is usually told from the top down by politicians and academics. This is history as told through the voices and stories of everyday people.

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    So much came out of Chicago, it feels like Chicago should be the second city for a permanent booth, and I'd love to see either a booth or the Airstream to travel neighborhood to neighborhood. That's what we're going to aim for, ... North Side, South Side, all around the town. Can't you just see it? The potential is endless.

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    It was a total shock. It was like I was hit in the head with a brick. I went into complete shock.

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    It's such a simple idea: two mikes, two chairs, two human beings looking into each other's eyes,

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    I didn’t give you this life, honey. They took to you because of who you are. You gave yourself this life.

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