Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people.... We are a nation rich in rivers. Charles Kuralt More Quotes by Charles Kuralt More Quotes From Charles Kuralt When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough. Charles Kuralt wisdom wise teacher Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students. Charles Kuralt literature teacher retirement The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. Charles Kuralt family inspirational love What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well, or the bell, or the stone walls, or the crisp October nights or the memory of dogwoods blooming. Our loyalty is not only to William Richardson Davie though we are proud of what he did 200 years ago today. Nor even to Dean Smith, though we are proud of what he did last March. No, our love for this place is based on the fact that it is as it was meant to be, the University of the people. Charles Kuralt wall loyalty memories There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority. Charles Kuralt greed literature people It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals. Charles Kuralt flames justice country You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly. Charles Kuralt kindness long people The greatest thing you can do in life is to tell a young boy or girl that they're 'the very best' at something - baseball, reading, art. That gives them the wonderful feeling that they can do anything, which they can! Charles Kuralt girl baseball art Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been less than in a place that was less than beautiful. Charles Kuralt fishing beautiful hands It is liberalism, whether people like it or not, which has animated all the years of my life. What on Earth did conservatism ever accomplish for our country? Charles Kuralt liberal-media country years What I learned on the road. Above all else - to love my native land. Charles Kuralt native-land native land The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Charles Kuralt greed everyday kindness Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything. Charles Kuralt inspirational funny country I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers. Charles Kuralt memorable rivers thinking The storytelling tradition that you bring from the South, I don't know where it arose, but it's still there. You can't go to the feed store, or the country courthouse without running into storytellers. Charles Kuralt tradition running country I didn't know what narcissism was until I beheld my own naricssus. Charles Kuralt narcissism my-own desire 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 moon country people I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. Charles Kuralt reading writing believe You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. Charles Kuralt stars fun country 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 library literature book
