Charles Kuralt

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I didn't like the competitiveness of big-time journalism. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I don't think I had a reputation as a hard worker, but inside I was always being eaten up by the pressures. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I had a little insight into life that most kids probably didn't have. My mother was a schoolteacher, and my father was a social worker. Through his eyes I saw the underside of society. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There just wasn't time enough to read everything I wanted to read. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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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. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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