I gained a great appreciation for what I would call the collective achievement of the country. I began thinking of America as a much more just and humane place than I would have thought if I'd been covering the civil rights struggle. Charles Kuralt More Quotes by Charles Kuralt More Quotes From Charles Kuralt Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find. Charles Kuralt literature joy looks The reality of any place is what its people remember of it. Charles Kuralt remember reality people There is melancholy in the wind and sorrow in the grass Charles Kuralt melancholy sorrow wind I wasn't a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along. Charles Kuralt reader literature I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed. Charles Kuralt ambitious insomnia thinking 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 real literature world America is a great story and there is a river on every page of it. Charles Kuralt stories rivers america I did stories about unexpected encounters, back roads, small towns and ordinary folk, sometimes doing something a little extraordinary. Charles Kuralt encounters towns littles It's that enthusiasm, that passion for what you're doing, that is most important. Charles Kuralt passion important enthusiasm It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet. Charles Kuralt unfinished planets earthquakes I much preferred the peaceful life on the road, where I didn't have to ask embarrassing questions and do all the things real reporters have to do. Charles Kuralt embarrassing-questions peaceful real We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune. Charles Kuralt credit achievement fortune To read the papers and to listen to the news... one would think the country is in terrible trouble. You do not get that impression when you travel the back roads and the small towns do care about their country and wish it well. Charles Kuralt reading country book Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers. Charles Kuralt rivers running people 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. Charles Kuralt memorable home running It was cold out there, bitter, biting, cutting, piercing, hyperborean, marmoreal cold, and there were all these Minnesotans running around outdoors, happy as lambs in the spring. Charles Kuralt spring running happiness Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship. Charles Kuralt luck worship hero Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter. Charles Kuralt firefighter growing-up kids Most of those old settlers told it like it was, rough and rocky. They named their towns Rimrock, Rough Rock, Round Rock, and Wide Ruins, Skull Valley, Bitter Springs, Wolf Hole, Tombstone. It's a tough country. The names of Arizona towns tell you all you need to know. Charles Kuralt tombstone spring country ...Pomeranians speak only to Poodles and Poodles speak only to God. Charles Kuralt pomeranians poodles dog