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Charles Kuralt was a renowned American journalist known for his distinctive travel reporting style. Born on September 10, 1934, and passing away on July 4, 1997, Kuralt made a significant impact as a journalist. He was a correspondent and host for the '60 Minutes' program on CBS, winning the hearts of viewers with his heartfelt storytelling and unique perspective.

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“The reality of any place is what its people remember of it.”

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“I don't know what makes a good feature story. I've always assumed that if it was a story that interested or amused me, that it would have the same impact on other people.”

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“I'm not knocking the wholesale grocery business or any other, but there is a kind of romance in journalism which some people, the lucky ones, feel inside them all their lives.”

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“There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.”

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“A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can't read. That's terribly troubling to me.”

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“I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.”

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“I don't have any well-developed philosophy about journalism. Ultimately it is important in a society like this, so people can know about everything that goes wrong.”

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“I saw how many people were poor and how many kids my age went to school hungry in the morning, which I don't think most of my contemporaries in racially segregated schools in the South thought very much about at the time.”

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“It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.”

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“Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort. We are a nation rich in rivers.”

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“Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers.”

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“I would love to write something that people would still read 50 or 100 years from now. That comes with growing older, I think.”

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“It is liberalism, whether people like it or not, which has animated all the years of my life. What on Earth did conservatism ever accomplish for our country?”

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“What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well, or the bell, or the stone walls, or the crisp October nights or the memory of dogwoods blooming. Our loyalty is not only to William Richardson Davie though we are proud of what he did 200 years ago today. Nor even to Dean Smith, though we are proud of what he did last March. No, our love for this place is based on the fact that it is as it was meant to be, the University of the people.”

“You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly.”

People Long Whole Kindness Perspective Expectations Gains Everyday Greed Whole Life Recognition Gentle Discovering Multitudes Doing Good Headlines Back Roads

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About the Author

Born: September 10, 1934
Died: July 4, 1997
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 89

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