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I wasn't a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along.
Charles Kuralt
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Charles Kuralt
Age: 62 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 10
Died: 1997
Died: July 4
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New York City
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Charles Bishop Kuralt
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It's that enthusiasm, that passion for what you're doing, that is most important.
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I had a tight stomach all the time. I actually developed ulcers. I've learned better than to put all that internal pressure on myself.
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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.
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I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost quite so much sleep.
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