“It was my duty to give them the best show possible. Say you've got a timid little preacher in North Carolina or somewhere. He'll bring in visiting evangelists to keep his church going. We'd come in and hit the crowd up and we were superstars. It's the charisma of the evangelist that the audience believes in and comes to see.” GivingBelieveLittlesShowsChurchAudienceAtheismDutyCrowdsPreacherVisitingCarolinaCharismaSuperstarNorth CarolinaEvangelists Author:Marjoe Gortner
“Not too long ago, my opponent made a prediction. He said I would probably win Pennsylvania, he would win North Carolina, and Indiana would be the tiebreaker. Well, tonight we've come from behind, we've broken the tie, and, thanks to you, it's full speed on to the White House.” WellsLongMadeSaidWould BeHouseWinningWhiteBehindsBrokenSpeedThanksTiesOpponentsTonightWhite HouseLong AgoPredictionsCarolinaIndianaPennsylvaniaNorth Carolina Author:Hillary Clinton
“North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has signed a deal with Random House to write his memoirs. Scholars will no doubt benefit from the reflections of a man who was wrong on every major issue for 40 years. Helms' aides say the proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Jesse Helms Center where they apparently have more experience burning than publishing them.” MenWritingYearsBookHouseDealsIssuesDoubtBenefitsMajorsReflectionProfitMemoirBurningNo DoubtScholarPublishingSenatorsCarolinaNorth CarolinaHelmNon Profit Author:Paul Begala
“I randomly went to a casting session in my hometown in North Carolina, and the casting director introduced me to my manager. I really lucked into it!” DirectorsManagersCastingSessionCarolinaHometownNorth CarolinaCasting Directors Author:Maddie Hasson
“To the Baptist Churches on Neal's Greek on Black Creek, North Carolina I have received, fellow-citizens, your address, approving my objection to the Bill containing a grant of public land to the Baptist Church at Salem Meeting House, Mississippi Territory. Having always regarded the practical distinction between Religion and Civil Government as essential to the purity of both, and as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, I could not have otherwise discharged my duty on the occasion which presented itself” StatesGovernmentReligionHouseBlackChurchUnitedUnited StatesLandDutyCitizensEssentialsConstitutionFellowsBillsMeetingsPracticalsOccasionsGreekPurityDistinctionAddressesGrantsTerritoryBaptistsObjectionsMississippiCarolinaContainingNorth CarolinaConstitution Of The United StatesCreeksApprovingSalemPublic Lands Author:James Madison
“I was 16 when I came to New York. I had graduated to a tenor banjo in the school jazz band, and it was kind of boring - just chords, chords, chords. Then my father took me to a mountain music and dance festival in Asheville, North Carolina, and there I saw relatively uneducated people playing great music by ear.” PeopleKindSchoolFatherSawsNew YorkBandMountainEarsJazzBoringFestivalsChordsGreat MusicCarolinaUneducatedNorth CarolinaTenorsMusic And DanceBanjosJazz BandAsheville Author:Pete Seeger
“I was about 16 years old years when my father took me to a square dance festival in North Carolina. For the first time in my life, I found there was music in my country that you never heard on the radio, and you didn't hear on the juke boxes, and in theaters. I fell in love with it, especially the long-necked banjos.” YearsFirstsLongCountryFoundFatherHeardFirst TimeTheaterRadioBoxesSquaresFestivalsCarolinaNorth CarolinaBanjosOld Year Author:Pete Seeger
“I've got a really hard election. If you had a really hard election and it was after Labor Day would you go to North Carolina to a bunch of parties and glad-handing or would you stay home and work as hard as you know how to convince Missourians they should rehire you?” IfsKnowsShouldHardHomePartyKnow HowLaborElectionGladBunchConvinceCarolinaNorth CarolinaLabor Day Author:Claire McCaskill
“A seamlessly told and scrupulously detailed history of the Hartsoe clan of Haw County, North Carolina, Love and Lament is that rare novel that brings the gritty, rural past to vivid life. I could very nearly smell the moonshine (the moonshiners too!). Pass a few hours with Mary Bet Hartsoe and family. You won't regret it.” PastHoursNovelRegretSmellMaryVividCountyCarolinaLamentNorth CarolinaClansMoonshine Author:T. R. Pearson
“Five states - Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois and North Carolina - have been identified by the EPA as contributing significantly to Rhode Island pollution. As of 2010, 284 tall smokestacks - stacks over 500 feet - were operating in the United States: needles injecting poison into the atmosphere.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesFiveFeetWestAtmosphereIslandsPoisonTallPollutionNeedlesVirginiaContributingOhioCarolinaPennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaIllinoisOver 50West VirginiaEpaRhode Island Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“My favorite memories growing up in North Carolina were hunting and fishing with my father and brothers. There, I developed a deep appreciation for protecting land and waterways. There, I learned outdoorsmanship.” FatherMemoriesGrowing UpGrowingLandBrotherMy FavoriteAppreciationFishingHuntingCarolinaNorth CarolinaHunting And FishingFather And BrotherFavorite Memories Author:Louis Bacon
“The University of North Carolina-Greensboro has ordered a Christian club to allow non-Christians as leaders. While we're at it, let's put high school dropouts in charge of the University.” SchoolChristianLeaderHigh SchoolUniversityClubsCarolinaNorth CarolinaDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Fred Thompson
“I have had almost every job under the sun, it feels like. One of the first jobs I took was as a door-to-door pest control salesman in Raleigh, North Carolina.” FeelsFirstsJobsSunDoorsSalesmanCarolinaNorth CarolinaPestsRaleighPest Control Author:Shay Carl
“North Carolina, particularly the 8th District, has long played a key role in our Nation's military forces.” LongForceNationsRolesMilitaryKeysCarolinaNorth CarolinaMilitary Force Author:Robin Hayes
“My district includes the two urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require different approaches to meeting current and future transportation demands.” WellsTwoDifferentDemandApproachAreasMeetingsCurrentsDiverseUrbanTransportationCarolinaNorth CarolinaCharlotteDifferent ApproachRural Areas Author:Robin Hayes
“I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.” ThinkingPersonsImportantSchoolLevelsPlayerCollegeShapesBasketballBenefitsImpactCarolinaBasketball PlayerNorth CarolinaGreat ExperiencesGoing To College Author:Michael Jordan
“It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't mad at me about something.” StillsMadSurpriseNewspapersCarolinaSurprise MeNorth Carolina Author:Jesse Helms
“This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones.” DoePoliticalKnownFiguresAreasColorfulCarolinaNorth CarolinaColorless Author:Jesse Helms
“I never imagined anybody would ever come out to hear me preach. I'm just a country dairy farmer from North Carolina.” CountryFarmersCarolinaDairyNorth Carolina Author:Billy Graham
“I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element to the story, the novel will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the characters will be likeable. Then, I make each novel unique through differences in voice, perspective, age and personalities of the characters, and of course, plot.” MadeCharacterStoriesAgeThreeCoursesVoiceDifferencesDecisionNovelPerspectivePersonalityElementsUniqueLove StoryPlotEasternCarolinaNorth CarolinaLikeable Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.” PeopleIfsCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Dean Smith
“I said those things about gay rights and abortion on opposite day. I cannot BELIEVE you don't have opposite day in North Carolina!” BelieveSaidRightsGayOppositesAbortionGay RightsCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Mitt Romney
“North Carolina was where you could have Thanksgiving and feel like it was Thanksgiving.” FeelsCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:David H. Murdock
“NC LIVE has the potential to give citizens across North Carolina immediate access to the rich array of information resources housed by the libraries on UNC's 16 campuses. It will allow unprecedented collaboration and sharing of resources among sister UNC institutions, the community colleges, and the state's public libraries.” GivingStatesCommunityRichInformationCollegeCitizensResourcesInstitutionsLibraryAccessCollaborationUnprecedentedCampusCarolinaNorth CarolinaPublic LibraryCommunity CollegeUnc Author:Molly Corbett Broad
“'One Tree Hill' really had an impact on my life. It was the first time I left my house and my family in New York and went to a small town in North Carolina. It was the most incredible experience for me.” FirstsHouseLeftTreeNew YorkFirst TimeMy FamilyTownsImpactIncrediblesHillsSmall TownCarolinaNorth CarolinaTree Hill Author:Daniella Alonso
“I have spent a good part of my life looking for the perfect barbecue. There is no point in looking in places like Texas, where they put some kind of ketchup on beef and call it barbecue. Barbecue is pork, which narrows the search to the South, and if it's really good pork barbecue you are looking for, to North Carolina.” IfsKindPerfectSouthTexasNo PointBeefCarolinaPorkBarbecueNorth CarolinaKetchup Author:Charles Kuralt
“My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.” WorldPlayInspirationKidsGamesGrowing UpGrowingSkillsBasketballFellowsTreasureAround The WorldNativeDedicationCarolinaLemonsNorth CarolinaHarlemNational TreasureWilmingtonGlobetrottersMeadowlarks Author:Michael Jordan
“Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?” ThinkingShowsCarolinaNorth CarolinaAndy Griffith Show Author:Clay Aiken
“I'm in college at North Carolina State University. I'm about to start my sophomore year and have an apartment on campus with three buddies I've grown up with. I get to be normal when I'm there, and then I tour Thursday through Sunday.” YearsStatesThreeCollegeNormalUniversitySundayApartmentBuddyCampusCarolinaNorth CarolinaThursdaySophomoreSophomore Year Author:Scotty McCreery
“One story I've been trying to write for years, and haven't been able to finish, is about a face I saw, just a glimpse of a face, in a max security prison in North Carolina. I'm still trying to understand what I saw in that guy's face.” WritingTryingYearsStillsStoriesAbleFacesGuySawsSecurityHavensPrisonGlimpseThat GuyMaxCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Peter Orner
“Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.” WellsBigsBreakFansHugeCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Elton John
“We're not unique in our family. We're more ambitious but we're not special. I'm not funnier than anyone else in my family; it's just that we wanted more than Raleigh, North Carolina, had to offer. If my brother wanted more than Raleigh had to offer, you would know his name. My sister Lisa has a really unique and different voice, but she doesn't want that. She's a fine writer, but never said, "I want a book. I want that kind of attention."” IfsKnowsWantKindSaidBookDifferentWantedNamesVoiceAttentionSpecialBrotherFineOffersUniqueMy FamilyOur FamilyMy BrotherMy SisterAmbitiousCarolinaNorth CarolinaDifferent VoicesRaleigh Author:David Sedaris
“I'm a southern girl, and I grew up with this slightly schizophrenic upbringing where I bounced back and forth between Atlanta, Georgia, and a tiny mountain town called Brevard, North Carolina. My parents were divorced, and my two lives were very different because of socioeconomic reasons.” TwoDifferentReasonGirlParentGrewMountainGrew UpTownsTinySouthernDivorcedBack And ForthUpbringingGeorgiaCarolinaAtlantaNorth CarolinaSchizophrenicTwo LivesSouthern GirlAtlanta Georgia Author:Lauren Myracle
“I've written a lot of novels for teens and tweens ... but I'd never really tackled the North Carolina side of me. And it's so strong and so important, and yet I hadn't acknowledged it. And so one of the things I wanted to do in "Shine" is take that on.” ImportantWantedStrongSidesNovelWrittenShiningTeensCarolinaNorth CarolinaTweens Author:Lauren Myracle
“Colorado is a swing state, like Nevada, like North Carolina, like Florida. It all depends. [Donald] Trump has offended Mexicans and Muslims and millennials and some women. Will those offended people be energized to show up in the way that Trump supporters are energized to show up? It will be an energy.” PeopleWayStatesShowsEnergyDependsTrumpSwingsFloridaSupporterOffendedCarolinaColoradoNorth CarolinaMillennialsNevada Author:Geraldo Rivera
“North Carolina precinct chairman and GOP executive committee member Don Yelton thinks his state's new voting restrictions are just fine.” ThinkingStatesFineMembersVotingExecutivesCommitteesRestrictionChairmanCarolinaNorth CarolinaGop Author:Aasif Mandvi
“I think you had the GOP down there in North Carolina reaching out to African-American voters and this guy coming on television and using the N-word and saying what Don Yelton said.” ThinkingSaidGuyTelevisionAfrican AmericanReachingVotersReach OutThis GuyCarolinaNorth CarolinaGopAmerican Voters Author:Aasif Mandvi
“People will always go to games. And not just Duke versus North Carolina. Even Appalachian State against Chatworth.” PeopleStatesGamesVersusCarolinaDukesNorth Carolina Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“I grew up in North Carolina being told that the Bible approves slavery and segregation, that it was the will of God.” GrewGrew UpSlaveryGods WillSegregationCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:John Shelby Spong
“I remember back when I was 10 and my dad was telling me: Hey, I'm going on a trip this week to play out in Lake Tahoe. I didn't really know where Lake Tahoe was going back, living back in North Carolina.” KnowsPlayRememberWeekDadMy DadHeyLakesBack WhenCarolinaNorth CarolinaTahoeLake Tahoe Author:Stephen Curry
“Both my parents came from North Carolina, in Warren County. My mother had a feeling that there was greater culture in North Carolina than obtained in Norfolk, Virginia, plus the fact she just didn't like the lowland-lying climate there.” FactsFeelingsLyingMotherCultureParentGreaterClimatePlusCountyVirginiaCarolinaNorth CarolinaNorfolk Author:Ella Baker
“I was born in Norfolk, Virginia. I began school there, the first year of public school. When I was 7, the family shifted back to North Carolina. I grew up in North Carolina; had my schooling through the college level in North Carolina.” YearsFirstsSchoolBornLevelsCollegeGrewGrew UpPublic SchoolVirginiaSchoolingCarolinaNorth CarolinaNorfolk Author:Ella Baker
“I went to what is known as, and was at that time, too, Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In fact, because of the lack of public school facilities, I began there. I began boarding school at the high school level; in fact, a year below the high school level.” YearsFactsSchoolLevelsKnownHigh SchoolUniversityPublic SchoolFacilityCarolinaNorth CarolinaRaleigh Author:Ella Baker
“I was reared in the church from the age of three. I've played piano since I was three. I performed at revivals and for my people around North Carolina for several years. People around town collected money to send me to school.” PeopleYearsAgeSchoolThreeChurchTownsPianoRevivalCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Nina Simone
“If she Hillary Clinton win just two of the three big battleground states - North Carolina, Florida and Virginia - she will have shut off Trump's path to 270 electoral votes, even if he wins the other toss-up states.” IfsTwoStatesBigsThreeWinningPathTrumpVoteClintonFloridaVirginiaCarolinaTossNorth CarolinaBattleground Author:Mara Liasson
“What right does the US have to do anything in Colombia? Does Colombia have the right to bomb North Carolina? There are more Colombians dying from tobacco than Americans dying from heroin.” DoeDyingBombsTobaccoHeroinCarolinaColombiaNorth Carolina Author:Noam Chomsky
“North Carolina is an amazing place. It has the best food, and also has folks fighting really hard for what's right.” HardFightingFolksCarolinaNorth CarolinaBest FoodAmazing Places Author:Lizz Winstead
“North Carolina is a fascinating state, because you've got these urban areas. You've got the Piedmont Triangle - Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point.” StatesAreasFascinatingUrbanCarolinaNorth CarolinaTrianglesHigh PointsSalemUrban Areas Author:Julianne Malveaux
“I think it's important to understand that North Carolina has been ground zero for conservative backlash.” ThinkingHas BeensImportantConservativeZeroCarolinaNorth CarolinaBacklashGround Zero Author:Eddie Glaude
“North Carolina was never a battleground state until recently. Now it is, and it's because of migration from the Northeast.” StatesCarolinaMigrationNorth CarolinaBattleground Author:Rush Limbaugh