I would love to write something that people would still read 50 or 100 years from now. That comes with growing older, I think. Charles Kuralt growloveold Change image and share on social
Since my retirement, I've spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. A society like this just can't afford an uneducated underclass of citizens. Charles Kuralt affordcarolinacitizen Change image and share on social
I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them. Charles Kuralt givejoymeasure Change image and share on social
It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself. Charles Kuralt americaassignmentfreedom Change image and share on social
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 achebookjaw Change image and share on social
We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune. Charles Kuralt attributebadcredit Change image and share on social
Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find. Charles Kuralt easyfindjoy Change image and share on social
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. Charles Kuralt agecontemporaryhungry 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
I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed. Charles Kuralt ambitiousdrivelabor Change image and share on social