My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do. Charles Kuralt encourageparentwant Change image and share on social
There is such a thing as a national conscience, and it can be touched. Charles Kuralt consciencenationalthing Change image and share on social
The first books I was interested in were all about baseball. But I can't think of one single book that changed my life in any way. Charles Kuralt baseballbookchange Change image and share on social
I didn't like the competitiveness of big-time journalism. Charles Kuralt bigcompetitivenessjournalism Change image and share on social
For a while there, I was a stringer. The expression comes from the old habit of stringing together the column inches that you had written. They'd measure it and pay you 10 cents an inch for your printed copy. Charles Kuralt centcolumncopy share on social
You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. Charles Kuralt burgercountryfind Change image and share on social
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. Charles Kuralt citizencountryhundred Change image and share on social
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 callidearemember Change image and share on social
My mother, at least twice, cancelled our family's subscription to the newspaper I was working on, because she was so mad about its treatment of my father. Charles Kuralt cancelfamilyfather Change image and share on social
When I worked in Los Angeles covering hard news, very often when something important would happen I'd be off in the woods covering something unimportant, which was more interesting to me. Charles Kuralt angelescoverhappen Change image and share on social
