90 Quotes by Terry Gross

I think in particularly with young kids who don’t have a lot of positive influences, pop culture almost becomes a larger part of that self-discovery and how you define yourself.

And once you say this is true, you start naming the beast that hurts you – so I started doing this. Other truths come out.

I’ve never seen radio as the minor leagues, where I’m just really preparing to be in the show that really counts, namely, television, which is, I think, what people often assume. I’ve never felt that way.

I mean, Dad’s – you know, Dad’s friendliest tone was a scream.

What puts someone on guard isn’t necessarily the fear of being found out.

I don’t want to help a politician revise the truth.

I’ve never liked euphemisms. I don’t say “passed away.” I say “dead.

The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like maybe the character actors who are just coming into their own and you’re realizing how great they are.

I’m not the betting kind.